The long-term consequences of urinary tract infections: A historic and contemporary perspective

Authors
Hellerstein, S
Citation
S. Hellerstein, The long-term consequences of urinary tract infections: A historic and contemporary perspective, PEDIAT ANN, 28(11), 1999, pp. 695
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC ANNALS
ISSN journal
00904481 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-4481(199911)28:11<695:TLCOUT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Our perception of the causes of kidney injury has changed in the past 40 ye ars. The author reviews the current concepts of the cause of kidney injury associated with urinary tract infections, as well as the long-term adverse consequences of urinary tract infections and how they may be decreased.