The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Page 170 , July 2010

Raising the threshold of bacterial colony counts improves the accuracy of diagnosing a urinary tract infection in children

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PII: S0022-3476(10)00403-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.007

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Page 170 , July 2010