Identifying children with vesicoureteral reflux: A comparison of 2 approaches

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1895-1899

  Shaikh, Nader ^a   Hoberman, Alejandro ^a   Rockette, Howard E ^b   Kurs Lasky, Marcia ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

pyelonephritis; urinary tract infections; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84867404662     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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