Background A 54-year-old nondiabetic male presented with high fever, vague lower abdominal pain and leakage of urine around his long-standing suprapubic catheter. Examination revealed pyrexia and ...

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation in the kidneys. This is an unexpected and serious kidney infection in which the urinary tract infection travels from the bladder ...

Pyelonephritis refers to a lower urinary tract infection (UTI) that has spread to the pelvis of the kidney. The main goals of treating this condition are symptom reduction and infection control. The ...