Repeat urine cultures in children who are admitted with urinary tract infections

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Oreskovic, Nicolas M ^a   Sembrano, Eduardo U ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Practice guideline; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIOLOGY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 33947114296     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1134     Document Type: Review

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