Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidneys that affects up to 2 percent of pregnant women. In most cases, the infection first develops in the lower urinary tract. If it’s not ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation in the kidneys. This is an unexpected and serious kidney infection in which the urinary tract infection travels from the bladder ...

It has been difficult to devise a practical clinical approach to reliably separate simple urinary tract infections (UTIs) from UTIs that also involve the kidneys (acute pyelonephritis). The gold ...

This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute pyelonephritis (upper urinary tract infection) in children, young people and adults who do not have a catheter. It aims to ...

During the years 1932 to 1945, post-mortem examination disclosed 26 cases of this lesion at the Mallory Institute of Pathology, Boston City Hospital, and at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 19 of ...