Diagnosis and treatment of acute pyelonephritis in women

American Family Physician

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 519-526

  Colgan, Richard ^a   Williams, Mozella ^a   Johnson, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RELEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEVER; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY PELVIS; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PYURIA; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE CULTURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80052502966     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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