Acute lobar nephronia is associated with a high incidence of renal scarring in childhood urinary tract infections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 624-628

  Cheng, Chi Hui ^a,b   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^c   Chang, Chee Jen ^b,d   Chang, Yu Chen ^b,d   Kuo, Chen Yen ^a   Tsai, I Jung ^c   Hsu, Yi Hsien ^d   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute focal bacterial nephritis; acute pyelonephritis; DMSA renal scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ACUTE LOBAR NEPHRONIA; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTIGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CICATRIX; COMPLICATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KIDNEY; PATHOLOGY; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77954349214     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d8631a     Document Type: Article

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