Recommended diagnostic imaging tests in urinary tract infections;Pruebas diagnósticas de imagen recomendadas en la infección urinaria

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 498-516

  Ochoa Sangrador, C ^a   Formigo Rodriguez E ^b   Perez Mendez C ^c   Solis Sanchez G ^c   Molina Cabanero J C ^d   Lara Herguedas, J ^d   Conde Redondo, F ^e   Bachiller Luque, R ^e   Eiros Bouza, J Ma ^e   Matias Del Pozo V ^e   Nogueira Gonzalez B ^e   Uruena Leal Ma C ^f   Andres De Llano J M ^f   Rostami, P ^f   Saenz Martin J F ^f   Cueto Baelo, M ^b   Gonzalez Novoa Ma C ^b   Silva Higuero, N ^g   Gonzalez Garcia H ^g   Gonzalez De Dios J ^h   Brezmes Raposo, M ⁱ   Uran Moreno Ma M ^j   Gea Ros, J M ^j   Barajas Sanchez Ma V ^a   Brezmes Valdivieso, Ma F ^a   Fernandez Testa Ma A ^a   more..

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA CONCHA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL XERAL CÍES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^f Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León   (Spain)

^g Hospital de Medina del Campo   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DE TORREVIEJA   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Child; Consensus development conference; Diagnostic imaging; Evidence based medicine; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

CHILD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 35948960314     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13111603     Document Type: Review

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