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Does antimicrobial prophylaxis affect recurrent urinary tract infections and bacterial resistance in children?

Nature Clinical Practice Urology volume 5, pages 186–187 (2008)Cite this article

Conway PH et al. (2007) Recurrent urinary tract infections in children: risk factors and association with prophylactic antimicrobials. JAMA 298: 179–186

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  1. S Waller is a Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology and an Honorary Senior Lecturer, and TJ Beattie is a Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology, an Honorary Senior Lecturer, and Clinical Director of Medicine for the Women and Children's Directorate at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.,

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