Diagnostic workup of urinary tract infections within the first 24 months of life, in the era of prenatal diagnosis. The contribution of different imaging techniques to clinical management

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Calisti, A ^a,c   Perrotta, M L ^a   Oriolo, L ^a   Ingianna, D ^b   Sciortino, R ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Radiology Unit   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteric reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINATION; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 28244475360     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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