Compliance With Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux: Results From a National Pharmacy Claims Database

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1994-2000

  Copp, Hillary L ^a   Nelson, Caleb P ^d   Shortliffe, Linda D ^b   Lai, Julie ^c   Saigal, Christopher S ^c   Kennedy, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic prophylaxis; patient compliance; treatment outcome; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77950491048     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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