Urinary tract infection in febrile under five children in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 624-628

  Ibeneme, Chikaodili A ^a   Oguonu, T ^b   Okafor, H U ^b   Ikefuna, A N ^b   Ozumba, U C ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fever; Under five children; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84907506229     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.141430     Document Type: Article

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