The RIVUR study: a review of its findings

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 703-706

  Cara Fuentes, Gabriel ^a   Gupta, Nirupama ^a   Garin, Eduardo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Children; Febrile UTI; RIVUR trial; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CHILD; COMPLICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84939985749     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-3021-2     Document Type: Article

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