Probiotics prophylaxis in infants with primary vesicoureteral reflux

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 609-613

  Lee, Seung Joo ^a   Lee, Jung Won ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infant; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Probiotic prophylaxis; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZATION; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRIMETHOPRIM, SULFAMETHOXAZOLE DRUG COMBINATION; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84925461646     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2988-z     Document Type: Article

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