Clinical spectrum and predictive risk factors of major infections in hospitalized children with nephrotic syndrome

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 779-781

  Ajayan, Payyadakkath ^a   Krishnamurthy, Sriram ^a   Biswal, Niranjan ^a   Mandal, Jharna ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

India; major infections; Nephrotic syndrome; peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR INFECTION; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; COMPLICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84884677120     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0214-x     Document Type: Article

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