Recurrent urinary tract infections in children: Risk factors and association with prophylactic antimicrobials

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-186

  Conway, Patrick H ^a,c   Cnaan, Avital ^a,c   Zaoutis, Theoklis ^a,c   Henry, Brandon V ^b   Grundmeier, Robert W ^c   Keren, Ron ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; INFANT; TIME;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34447291144     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.2.179     Document Type: Article

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