Efficacy of short-term intravenous antibiotic in neonates with urinary tract infection

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-86

  Magín, Ester Corrales ^a   García García, Juan José ^a,b   Sert, Sílvia Zambudio ^a   Giralt, Amadeu Gené ^a   Cubells, Carles Luaces ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute pyelonephritis; Infant; Therapy; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PLEOCYTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33947174736     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3180302c47     Document Type: Review

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