Can prompt treatment of childhood UTI prevent kidney scarring?

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2059-2063

  Coulthard, Malcolm G ^a   Verber, Ian ^b   Jani, Jagat C ^c   Lawson, Geoffrey R ^d   Stuart, Catriona A ^e   Sharma, Venita ^b   Lamb, William H ^f   Keir, Micheal J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

^c University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^d SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f BISHOP AUCKLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fever; Prevention; Reflux nephropathy; Renal scars; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TIME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 70149084964     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1233-7     Document Type: Article

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