Rapid tests and urine sampling techniques for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: A systematic review

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Whiting, Penny ^a   Westwood, Marie ^b   Watt, Ian ^b   Cooper, Julie ^c   Kleijnen, Jos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; GLUCOSE; NITRITE;

BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; META ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; PYURIA; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; INFANT; KIDNEY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEST STRIP; URINE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 26444530665     PISSN: 14712431     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-5-4     Document Type: Review

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