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Does pyuria always suggest urinary tract infection with common microorganisms? Answers

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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Koç University Hospital, Davutpaşa cd no:4, 34010, Topkapı, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Taşdemir

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health, Bağcılar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Hüseyin Kaya

  3. Department of Pulmonology, Ministry of Health, Bağcılar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Zeynep Atam Taşdemir

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Taşdemir, M., Kaya, H. & Taşdemir, Z.A. Does pyuria always suggest urinary tract infection with common microorganisms? Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 33, 615–617 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-017-3734-0

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