Is antibiotic prophylaxis necessary for voiding cystourethrography?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-314

  Moorthy, I ^a   Crook, D ^a   Bale, M ^a   Cubbon, M ^a   Kenney, I ^a  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHILD; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77950331874     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.174169     Document Type: Letter

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