Prediction of moderate and high grade vesicoureteral reflux after a first febrile urinary tract infection in children: Construction and internal validation of a clinical decision rule

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 265-271

  Leroy, Sandrine ^a,b,c   Romanello, Carla ^f   Smolkin, Vladislav ^g   Galetto Lacour, Annick ^h   Korczowski, Bartosz ⁱ   Tuerlinckx, David ^j   Rodrigo, Carlos ^k   Gajdos, Vincent ^b,e   Moulin, Florence ^d   Pecile, Paolo ^f   Halevy, Raphal ^g   Gervaix, Alain ^h   Duhl, Barbara ^h   Vander Borght, Thierry ^j   Prat, Cristina ^k   Foix L'Hélias, Laurence ^e   Altman, Douglas G ^a   Gendrel, Dominique ^c   Bréart, Gérard ^b   Chalumeau, Martin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^e Surgical ICU Antoine Béclre University Hospital   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^g HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^h GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^k UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

child; decision support techniques; forecasting; urinary tract infections; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER DILATATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FEVER; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 83555168164     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.09.034     Document Type: Article

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