Asymptomatic urinary tract infection in childhood

Zeitschrift für Kinderheilkunde - Tập 151 - Trang 308-309 - 1992
I. Nebigil1, N. Tümer2
1Etibank Saglik Merkezi, Sihhiye Merkez Ishani, Sihhiye-Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Tóm tắt

In this study 2591 apparently healthy children aged 1 day–16 years were examined to determine the existence of asymptomatic urinary tract infection. A prevalence of 4% in newborns, 5.2% in infants, 5.8% in preschool children, 4.5% in elementary school children, and of 4.8% in high-school children was found.

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Zeitschrift für Kinderheilkunde

Tập 151

308-309

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