Diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection in children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 296-301

  Williams, Gabrielle J ^a,b   Hodson, Elisabeth H ^a,b   Isaacs, David ^c   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

prophylaxis; pyelonephritis; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ESTERASE; GENTAMICIN; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE; METHENAMINE HIPPURATE; NITRITE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROVAXOM;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CIRCUMCISION; CRANBERRY; CYSTITIS; DIPSTICK TESTING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HUMAN; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MICROSCOPY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84859603508     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01925.x     Document Type: Review

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