Prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in sequential acutely unwell children presenting in primary care: Exploratory study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-22

  O'Brien, Kathryn ^a   Stanton, Naomi ^a   Edwards, Adrian ^a   Hood, Kerenza ^a   Butler, Christopher C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; diagnosis; prevalence; primary care; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WALES;

EID: 79951805278     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2011.554268     Document Type: Article

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