Comparison of imaging studies and diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and follow-up of recurrent urinary tract infection in children

International Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-113

  Simsek, Enver ^a   Kologlu, Nuri ^a   Yugunt, Ibrahim ^a   Kocabay, Kenan ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PYURIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIABILITY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEX RATIO; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 2942530848     PISSN: 08856265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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