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Urinary tract infection in children younger than 5 years

Etiology and associated urological anomalies

Wallaa A. Garout, Hassan S. Kurdi, Abdulrahman H. Shilli and Jameela A. Kari
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (4) 497-501; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.4.10770
Wallaa A. Garout
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hassan S. Kurdi
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulrahman H. Shilli
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Jameela A. Kari
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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