Iatrogenic emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal transplant patient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 409-412

  Boltan, L E ^a   Randall, H ^a   Barri, Y M ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emphysematous pyelonephritis; Iatrogenic infections; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PYELONEPHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 56549110681     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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