Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Kidney Allograft

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 895-897

  Schmidt, Sven ^a   Foert, Ellen ^a   Zidek, Walter ^a   van der Giet, Markus ^a   Westhoff, Timm H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emphysematous pyelonephritis; kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY CELL CULTURE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PYELONEPHRITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYELONEPHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64749101024     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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