Utility of distinct urinalysis parameters in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections;Utilidad de los distintos parámetros del perfil urinario en el diagnóstico de infección urinaria

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 450-460

  Ochoa Sangrador, C ^a   Conde Redondo, F ^b   Perez Mendez C ^c   Solis Sanchez G ^c   Molina Cabanero J C ^d   Lara Herguedas, J ^d   Bachiller Luque, R ^b   Eiros Bouza, J M ^b   Matias Del Pozo V ^b   Nogueira Gonzalez B ^b   Uruena Leal Ma C ^e   Andres De Llano J M ^e   Rostami, P ^e   Saenz Martin J F ^e   Formigo Rodriguez E ^f   Cueto Baelo, M ^f   Gonzalez Novoa Ma C ^f   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 CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

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

^f HOSPITAL XERAL CÍES   (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; Evidence based medicine; Urinalysis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDITY;

EID: 35948997346     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13111598     Document Type: Review

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