Imaging and antimicrobial prophylaxis followingt he diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-554

  Demuri, Gregory P ^a   Wald, Ellen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Imaging; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NITROFURANTOIN; SUCCIMER; SULFAFURAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SUCCIMER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 46249084700     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31817a739c     Document Type: Article

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