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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

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Paediatric Nephrology

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common disease of childhood, and the related renal injury may in some patients lead to consequences until adulthood. To improve prognosis it is essential to establish a reliable diagnosis of the very first infection in a child and to detect patients disposed to renal injury at an early stage.

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Pylkkänen, J. et al. (1984). Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection. In: Brodehl, J., Ehrich, J.H.H. (eds) Paediatric Nephrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69863-7_21

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