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Conflicting views of physicians and surgeons concerning paediatric urinary tract infection: a comparative review. May nuclear medicine provide an answer? Reply to Hewitt et al.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Unit, ASST-Settelaghi, Via Lazio 51, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Diego De Palma

  2. Medical Physics Dept. ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy

    Francesca Botta

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De Palma, D., Botta, F. Conflicting views of physicians and surgeons concerning paediatric urinary tract infection: a comparative review. May nuclear medicine provide an answer? Reply to Hewitt et al.. Pediatr Radiol 54, 655–656 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-024-05870-3

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