Severe acute pyelonephritis: A review of clinical outcome and risk factors for mortality

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 285-289

  Chung, Vera Y ^a   Tai, C K ^a   Fan, C W ^a   Tang, C N ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIURIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENDER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; URETER STRICTURE; URETHRAL STENT; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VERY ELDERLY; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DRAINAGE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906319965     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12809/hkmj134061     Document Type: Article

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