Do antibiotics prevent recurrent UTI in children with anatomic abnormalities?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 498-500

  Shakil, Amer ^a   Reed, Lane ^a   Wilder, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; SULFAFURAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; META ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECURRENCE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 2942629147     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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