Urinary tract infections in children after renal transplantation

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1129-1136

  John, Ulrike ^a   Kemper, Markus J ^b  

^a University Children's Hospitals   (Germany)

^b Klink für Kinder und Jugendmedizin ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Kidney transplantation; Neurogenic bladder; Transplant pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteric reflux

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; STEROID;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AFEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION; FOREIGN BODY; GENETIC RISK; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; CHILD; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 67650311968     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-007-0690-0     Document Type: Article

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