Pediatria Polska

Post-cystoscopic urinary tract infection in infants: assessing risk factors and prophylactic efficacy

Ewa Joanna Bucko 1
,
Małgorzata Rzanny-Owczarzak 2
,
Magdalena Frankowicz 1
,
Patrycja Sosnowska-Sienkiewicz 3

  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Urology and Traumatology, Doctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Urology and Traumatology, Karol Jonscher University Hospital, Poznan, Poland

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Pediatr Pol 2026; 101 (1)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2026.163166
Data publikacji online: 2026/08/14
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