| Literature DB >> 27053673 |
Christopher D Doern1, Susan E Richardson2.
Abstract
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common occurrence in children. The management and laboratory diagnosis of these infections pose unique challenges that are not encountered in adults. Important factors, such as specimen collection, urinalysis interpretation, culture thresholds, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, require special consideration in children and will be discussed in detail in the following review.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27053673 PMCID: PMC5005475 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00189-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948