The presence of vesicoureteric reflux does not identify a population at risk for renal scarring following a first urinary tract infection

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 733-736

  Moorthy, I ^a,b   Easty, M ^b   McHugh, K ^b   Ridout, D ^c   Biassoni, L ^b   Gordon, I ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 21544462905     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.057604     Document Type: Article

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