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Renal scars often seen after acute pyelonephritis. (Major Complications Rare).
SAN DIEGO--Renal scars and moderately reduced renal function are common in women with previous acute pyelonephritis, but long-term serious clinical complications appear to be rare, Dr. Raul Raz said at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Those conclusions came from one of the few studies to evaluate long-term complications in women who develop acute pyelonephritis as adults, said Dr. Raz of the Technion School of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
Of 63 women aged 18 years and older who had been hospitalized with acute pyelonephritis between January 1982 and December 1992, 29 (46%) were found to have renal scars 10 or more years later on dimercaptosuccinic acid scans, while 34 (54%) did not. Pregnancy and hypoalbuminemia at the time of hospitalization were the only two independent factors related to the presence of renal scars at a mean of about 17 years follow-up. Of the ...
- Long-term renal damage in women with acute pyelonephritis is rare.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week November 17, 2003 700+ words
...women with acute pyelonephritis is rare...outcome of acute pyelonephritis (AP) in...detection of renal scars; 63 of 203...detecting renal scars in adults...hospitalized for acute pyelonephritis. Clin Infect...
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- Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly December 18, 2008 700+ words
...course antibiotic therapy for acute pyelonephritis in adolescents and adults: a meta...Despite the high incidence of acute pyelonephritis in the community setting, there...investigators in Greece report (see also Acute Pyelonephritis Therapy). "The aim of this meta...
- New acute pyelonephritis data have been reported by S. Kumar and co-authors.
- Newspaper article from: Cardiovascular Week April 6, 2009 700+ words
...Urology and Nephrology, "Acute pyelonephritis is not considered a common...occurring in association to acute pyelonephritis is rare. Clinically...to distinguish between acute pyelonephritis and RVT because both present...
- Blockade of Rennin-Angiotensin system blunts the fibrotic response in...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Singal, A. Bajpai, M. Dinda, A. January 1, 2005 700+ words
...system blockade in experimental acute pyelonephritis, induced by a novel surgical approach...Results : Changes consistent with acute pyelonephritis were seen in all the kidneys. Mean...exposure of the kidney. Induction of acute pyelonephritis by direct inoculation of bacteria...
- Reports from Kyung-Hee University add new data to research in acute...
- Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly June 25, 2009 700+ words
"The epidemiology of acute pyelonephritis (APN) has changed with...Korea report (see also Acute Pyelonephritis). "The male-to-female...Korean Medical Science (Acute Pyelonephritis: Clinical Characteristics...
- Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin in...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 21, 2007 700+ words
...urinary tract infections (cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP). Ortho-McNeil, Inc...complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis," said Norman R. Rosenthal...infections (mild to moderate) and acute pyelonephritis (mild to moderate). LEVAQUIN...
- FDA Approves LEVAQUIN(R) Short-Course Therapy for Treatment of Complicated...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 17, 2007 700+ words
...of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP). (1) This latest approval is based on results...complicated urinary tract infections (5 day regimen), acute pyelonephritis, and inhalational anthrax (post-exposure). Important...
- Cipro Works Well for Acute Pyelonephritis.
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News DEUTSCH, NANCY June 1, 2000 700+ words
Women with acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis may fare better if they are treated with 7-day ciprofloxacin rather than 14-day trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, said Dr. David Talan of the University of California, Los Angeles. Patients taking ciprofloxacin experienced fewer side effects, and the drug