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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2016; 11(03): 72-78
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1594293
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

The Contribution of Urinary Tract Infection to Chronic Kidney Disease in Children: An Entity in Evolution

Radha Gajjar
1   Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sandra Amaral
2   Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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08 August 2016

05 September 2016

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20 December 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common in childhood. Evaluation and management approaches to childhood febrile UTI have markedly evolved over the last 30 years in response to robust advances in scientific insights gained through studies that have systematically evaluated the risk of recurrent UTI, vesicoureteral reflux, and their contribution to chronic kidney disease.

Keywords

urinary tract infection - pediatric chronic kidney disease - vesicoureteral reflux - kidney transplant
 

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