Pediatric febrile urinary tract infections: The current state of play

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hewitt, Ian K ^a   Montini, Giovanni ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SUCCIMER TC 99M; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BLADDER PRESSURE; FEVER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY INJURY; PROPHYLAXIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANIMAL; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEVER; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84860571479     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-37-57     Document Type: Review

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