Antibiotics for treating lower urinary tract infection in children

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Fitzgerald, Anita ^a   Mori, Rintaro ^b   Lakhanpaul, Monica ^c   Tullus, Kjell ^d  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84866753886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006857.pub2     Document Type: Review

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