Diagnostic and treatment difficulties of pyelonephritis in pregnancy in resource-limited settings

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1322-1329

  McGready, Rose ^a   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^b   Ashley, Elizabeth A ^c   Tan, Saw Oo ^a   Pimanpanarak, Mupawjay ^a   Viladpai nguen, Samuel Jacher ^a   Jesadapanpong, Wilarat ^b   Blacksell, Stuart D ^b   Proux, Stephane ^a   Day, Nicholas P ^b   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^b   White, Nicholas J ^b   Nosten, François ^a   Peacock, Sharon J ^d  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ARTESUNATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; KETONE; NITRITE; PARACETAMOL; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CITROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PYELONEPHRITIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URINE SEDIMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79551631910     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0332     Document Type: Article

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