Risk factors of renal scars in children with acute pyelonephritis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-18

  Ehsanipour, Fahimeh ^a   Gharouni, Minoo ^a   Rafati, Ali Hoseinpoor ^a   Ardalan, Maryam ^a   Bodaghi, Neda ^a   Otoukesh, Hasan ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health of institutionalized children; Pyelonephritis; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY SCAR; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID;

EID: 84856565327     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(12)70268-4     Document Type: Article

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