Diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in children

American Family Physician

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-415

  White, Brett ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CYSTOGRAPHY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79956339937     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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