Imaging strategy for infants with urinary tract infection: A new algorithm

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1046-1052

  Preda, Iulian ^a   Jodal, Ulf ^a   Sixt, Rune ^a   Stokland, Eira ^a   Hansson, Sverker ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; infant; renal insufficiency, chronic; ultrasonography; urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIMERCAPTO SUCCINIC ACID SCINTIGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; KIDNEY INJURY; LEUKOCYTURIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79851510759     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.10.043     Document Type: Article

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