Antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with prenatal hydronephrosis and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR): No one recipe for all
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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux
Members of the writing group (Alejandro Hoberman, M.D., Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; Saul P. Greenfield, M.D., Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; Tej K. Mattoo, M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit; Ron Keren, M.D., M.P.H., Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Ranjiv Mathews, M.D.,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Urological Association Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1920-1214,1911-6470
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.4388