First and recurrent pediatric urinary tract infections: Do they have different antibiotic susceptibilities?

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 472-477

  Narchi, Hassib ^a   Al Hamdani, M ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Drug resistance; Pediatric disease; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEX RATIO; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 52249100551     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2008.20.4.472     Document Type: Article

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