Further investigation of confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: A systematic review

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; IONIZING RADIATION; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; ONSET AGE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 26444611528     PISSN: 14712431     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-5-2     Document Type: Review

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