Evaluation of the use of DMSA in culture positive UTI and culture negative acute pyelonephritis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 691-696

  Nammalwar, B R ^a   Vijayakumar, M ^a   Sankar, Janani ^a   Ramnath, B ^a   Prahlad, N ^a  

^a KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute pyelonephritis; DMSA; Fever of unknown origin; Scintigrapy; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteric reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 22844449550     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Biggi A, Dardanelli L, Pomero G, Cussino P, Noello C, Sernia O, et al. Acute renal cortical scintigraphy in children with a first urinary tract infection. Pediatr Nephrol 2001; 16: 733-738.
2. 99m scintigraphy in the diagnosis of culture negative acute pyelonephritis. Pediatr Nephrol 2001; 16: 503-506.
3. Biggi A, Dardanelli L, Pomero G, Cussino P, Noello C, Sernia O, et al. Prognostic value of the acute DMSA scan in children with first urinary tract infection. Pediatr Nephrol 2001; 16: 800-804.
4. Hellerstein S. Urinary tract infection. Pediatr Clin North Am 1995; 42: 1433-1457.
5. Vanderfaeillie A, Flamen P, Wilikens A, Desprechins B, Piepsz A. Technetium 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy in children over 5 years. Pediatr Nephrol 1998; 12: 295-297.
6. Morin D, Veyrac C, Kotzki PO, Lopez C, Dalla Vale F, Durand MF, et al. Comparison of ultrasound and dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy changes in acute pyelonephritis. Pediatr Nephrol 1999; 13: 219-222.
7. Rushton G. Urinary tract infection in children: Epidemiology, evaluation and management. Pediatr Clin North Am 1997; 44: 1133-1169.
8. Majid M, Rushton HG, Jantausch B, Wiedermann BL. Escherichia Coli and acute peylonephritis in children with febrile urinary tract infection. J Pediatr 1991; 119: 578-585.
9. 99mTc labeled DMSA in the detection of acute pyelonephritis: An experimental study in the pigs. Nucl Med Comun 1989; 10: 60-69.
10. Stockland E, Hellstrom M, Jacobsson B, Jodal U, Sixt R. Renal damage one year after first urinary tract infection: Role of DMSA scintigraphy. J Pediatr 1996; 129: 815-820.