Antibiotic prophylaxis for childhood urinary tract infection: A national survey

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 572-578

  Chevalier, Isabelle ^a   Benoît, Geneviève ^a   Gauthier, Marie ^a   Phan, Véronique ^a   Bonnin, Anne Claude Bernard ^a   Lebel, Marc H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Children; Pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NITROFURANTOIN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 52649151746     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01385.x     Document Type: Article

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