Imaging Studies after a First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Young Children
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- 16 January 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 348 (3) , 195-202
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa021698
Abstract
Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend obtaining a voiding cystourethrogram and a renal ultrasonogram for young children after a first urinary tract infection; renal scanning with technetium-99m–labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid has also been endorsed by other authorities. We investigated whether imaging studies altered management or improved outcomes in young children with a first febrile urinary tract infection.Keywords
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