For a subgroup of women, the cause of repeated relapses is the presence of unrecognized clinically "silent" pyelonephritis ... course does not cure the kidney infection, symptomatic relapse ...

Although acute pyelonephritis is common in women, few controlled trials have been done to assess the optimum duration of therapy for this infection. To provide more data, researchers in Sweden ...

An expert briefly describes the study ‘Single Dose Aminoglycosides versus Carbapenems for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase-phenotype Gram ...

Findings on nuclear renal scans suggest that the vast majority of infants and young children with febrile UTIs have acute pyelonephritis (APN, upper-tract infection). Early recognition and prompt ...

Current guidelines recommend that children with acute pyelonephritis are initially treated with a parenteral third-generation cephalosporin such as ceftriaxone, and then oral antibiotics.