Value of imaging studies after a first febrile urinary tract infection in young children: Data from Italian renal infection study 1

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Montini, Giovanni ^a   Zucchetta, Pietro ^a   Tomasi, Lisanna ^a   Talenti, Enrico ^a   Rigamonti, Waifro ^a   Picco, Giorgio ^b   Ballan, Alberto ^c   Zucchini, Andrea ^d   Serra, Laura ^e   Canella, Vanna ^f   Gheno, Marta ^g   Venturoli, Andrea ^h   Ranieri, Marco ⁱ   Caddia, Valeria ^j   Carasi, Carla ^a   Dall'Amico, Roberto ^k   Hewitt, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile di Bassano   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Dolo   (Italy)

^d Lugo Hospital   (Italy)

^e Hospital of Imola   (Italy)

^f Monselice Hospital   (Italy)

^g Venice Hospital   (Italy)

^h Hospital Forlì   (Italy)

ⁱ Hospital of San Donà di Piave   (Italy)

^j Hospital of Feltre   (Italy)

^k Pordenone Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Pyelonephritis; Renal scarring; Scintigraphy; Ultrasonography; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteric reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY PARENCHYMAL DAMAGE; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RENOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; KIDNEY DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCINTISCANNING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 61549089354     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1003     Document Type: Article

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