Investigating febrile UTI in infants: Is a cystogram necessary?

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-152

  Soccorso, G ^a   Wagstaff, J ^a   Blakey, K ^a   Moss, G D ^a   Broadley, P ^a   Roberts, J P ^a   Godbole, P ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DMSA; Infantile UTI; MCUG; VUR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMINEPHRECTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URETER REIMPLANTATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CICATRIX; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; URINARY TRACT; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77949264287     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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