ABSTRACT Objective: Cystography an invasive procedure with potential complications such as urinary infection (UI). There are few studies about the incidence of complications associated with this procedure. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of post-cystography urinary infection (UI.). Methods: Retrospective study with a review o...
Published in IDCases
Published in American journal of infection control
Candida auris has been identified as an invasive fungal organism of outbreaks globally. Due to its striking ability to colonize the skin and readily transmit from person-to-person, it is being categorized as a public health threat. Infected patients are not only characteristically critically ill, but delayed identification along with limited option...
Published in Emergency radiology
Contrast-enhanced CT is not routinely indicated in uncomplicated urinary infections, but it may be necessary in patients with specific risk factors (i.e., diabetes, immunocompromised patients, history of stones, or prior renal surgery) or in patients not responding to antibiotics and in detecting complications of pyelonephritis. CT is the gold stan...
Published in The American Journal of Case Reports
Patient: Male, 87-year-old Final Diagnosis: Empysematous pyelonephritis • pyelonephritis Symptoms: Fever • pyelonephritis Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Endocrinology and Metabolic • Infectious Diseases Objective: Rare disease Background: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a life-threatening infection of the renal parenchyma. The...
Published in Medecine et maladies infectieuses
To identify predictive factors of urological complication on imaging findings in women with pyelonephritis aged 18 to 65 years. We performed an observational, retrospective, single-center study. The medical charts of women diagnosed with pyelonephritis at the emergency department from 2010 to 2015 were reviewed. Only patients who underwent an imagi...
Published in Radiologic clinics of North America
Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the renal parenchyma and collecting system. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings of fever, flank pain, and urinary tract infection. Computed tomography findings include renal enlargement with wedge-shaped heterogeneous areas of decreased enhancement, known as a "striated nephrogram." Imaging is pr...
Published in European journal of pediatrics
Early and prompt diagnosis of pyelonephritis is of great importance in children. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels for predicting acute pyelonephritis (APN) in children with urinary tract infection (UTI). Patients were allocated into two groups of APN and acute cystitis...
Published in Urology Case Reports
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a progressive necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma, collecting system and perinephric tissue. A 36-year female with uncontrolled diabetes, presented with left emphysematous pyelonephritis, with air in the infra-hepatic inferior vena cava (IVC). She was hydrated, treated with intravenous antibiotics, in...
Published in Current Urology Reports
Purpose of ReviewUrinary tract infections (UTI) place a significant burden on individual patients and the healthcare system as a whole. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a risk factor for UTIs and is the focus of much research in the pediatric field due to the opportunity for early intervention and prevention of long-term sequelae. However, VUR in the...
