Non-invasive discrimination of acute focal bacterial nephritis with pyelonephritis.

Hideharu Oka Tsunehisa NagamoriShiho YamamotoHiromi ManabeGenya TaketazuTokuo MukaiHiroshi SakataJunichi Oki

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2019)

Acute focal bacterial nephritis was associated with fever of significantly longer duration after antimicrobial treatment, and it took a longer time for pyuria to disappear. Children with febrile UTI should be evaluated for AFBN if the fever persists ≥48 h after the initiation of antimicrobial treatment and if pyuria lasts for 4 days.

Keyphrases

liver failure
staphylococcus aureus
young adults
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
combination therapy
aortic dissection
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
chemotherapy induced