Renal abscess in children: A 10-year clinical and radiologic experience in a tertiary medical center

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1025-1027

  Cheng, Chi Hui ^a,b,c   Tsai, Ming Horng ^a   Su, Lin Hui ^b,d   Wang, Chao Ran ^e   Lo, Wan Chak ^e   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^f   Lin, Ghi Jen ^a,b   Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a,b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Departments of Clinical Pathology

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58149143030     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31817b617b     Document Type: Article

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