Relationship between serum and urine interleukin-6 elevations and renal scarring in children with acute pyelonephritis

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-137

  Sheu, Ji Nan ^a   Chen, Meng Chi ^a   Chen, Shan Ming ^a   Chen, Sun Long ^a   Chiou, Shyh Ying ^a   Lue, Ko Huang ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid scan; Acute pyelonephritis; Children; Interleukin 6; Renal scarring

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; SUCCIMER; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERLEUKIN-6; KIDNEY; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; SUCCIMER; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 61349176868     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590802478742     Document Type: Article

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