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 ...

Treating a kidney infection involves consulting with a doctor for antibiotics, staying hydrated, and managing pain. Preventive measures include controlling blood pressure and diabetes, reducing ...

Extreme weather and climate disasters pose particular dangers for patients with chronic kidney disease who are dependent on dialysis.Whether they need to leave their home, patients may experience ...

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 ...

For example, neutrophils suggest infection but can also ... cells are highly predictive of acute tubular necrosis and can help to exclude prerenal acute kidney injury, seen in postoperative ...

Bacterial biofilms can spread to other parts of the body or around the infection source if planktonic bacteria originate from the biofilm. Planktonic bacteria may be eradicated by combined action of ...