Treatment and prophylaxis in pediatric urinary tract infection

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-9

  Nickavar, Azar ^a   Sotoudeh, Kambiz ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Treatment; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CEFALEXIN; CEFDINIR; CEFEPIME; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIDOFOVIR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NITROFURANTOIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RETINOL; RIBAVIRIN; SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG; UROVAXOM;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIURIA; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CRANBERRY; CYSTITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLUID INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HORSERADISH; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY SCAR; LIVER TOXICITY; MICTURITION DISORDER; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; URINE PH; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; VOMITING;

EID: 79952047334     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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