The accuracy and health risks of a voiding cystourethrogram after a febrile urinary tract infection

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-76

  Spencer, John David ^a   Bates, Carlton M ^b   Mahan, John D ^a   Niland, Mary Lynn ^a   Staker, Shannon R ^a   Hains, David S ^a   Schwaderer, Andrew L ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux; Voiding cystourethrogram

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINATION; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84857055068     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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