Early antibiotic treatment of pyelonephritis in children is still mandatory

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fernández Menéndez, José Manuel ^a   Pérez Méndez, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; KIDNEY SCAR; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 59449109488     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2745     Document Type: Letter

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2. Fernández-Menéndez JM, Málaga S, Matesanz JL, Solís G, Alonso S, Pérez-Méndez C. Risk factors in the development of early technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy lesions during first urinary tract infection in children. Acta Paediatr. 2003;92(1):21-26
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