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Acute pyelonephritis

MedGen UID:
636072
Concept ID:
C0520575
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute kidney infection; Acute PN - pyelonephritis; Acute Pyelonephritis; acute pyelonephritis; APN - Acute pyelonephritis; pyelonephritis, acute
SNOMED CT: Acute PN - pyelonephritis (36689008); APN - Acute pyelonephritis (36689008); Acute kidney infection (36689008); Acute pyelonephritis (36689008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003529

Definition

Sudden onset pyelonephritis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute pyelonephritis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hari P, Meena J, Kumar M, Sinha A, Thergaonkar RW, Iyengar A, Khandelwal P, Ekambaram S, Pais P, Sharma J, Kanitkar M, Bagga A; Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatr Nephrol 2024 May;39(5):1639-1668. Epub 2023 Oct 28 doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-06173-9. PMID: 37897526
Mattoo TK, Shaikh N, Nelson CP
Pediatrics 2021 Feb;147(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-012138. PMID: 33479164
Ramakrishnan K, Scheid DC
Am Fam Physician 2005 Mar 1;71(5):933-42. PMID: 15768623

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ansaldi Y, Martinez de Tejada Weber B
Clin Microbiol Infect 2023 Oct;29(10):1249-1253. Epub 2022 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.08.015. PMID: 36031053
Kaye KS, Belley A, Barth P, Lahlou O, Knechtle P, Motta P, Velicitat P
JAMA 2022 Oct 4;328(13):1304-1314. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17034. PMID: 36194218Free PMC Article
Mattoo TK, Shaikh N, Nelson CP
Pediatrics 2021 Feb;147(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-012138. PMID: 33479164
Johnson JR, Russo TA
N Engl J Med 2018 Jan 4;378(1):48-59. doi: 10.1056/nejmcp1702758. PMID: 29298155
Cavorsi K, Prabhakar P, Kirby C
Ultrasound Q 2010 Jun;26(2):103-5. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181dc7d0b. PMID: 20498566

Diagnosis

Mattoo TK, Shaikh N, Nelson CP
Pediatrics 2021 Feb;147(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-012138. PMID: 33479164
Johnson JR, Russo TA
N Engl J Med 2018 Jan 4;378(1):48-59. doi: 10.1056/nejmcp1702758. PMID: 29298155
Chivima B
Nurs Stand 2014 Feb 5;28(23):61. doi: 10.7748/ns2014.02.28.23.61.s51. PMID: 24494917
Tarantino RM, Lacerda AM, Cunha Neto SH, Violante AH, Vaisman M
Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol 2012 Jun;56(4):270-4. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27302012000400009. PMID: 22790473
Cavorsi K, Prabhakar P, Kirby C
Ultrasound Q 2010 Jun;26(2):103-5. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181dc7d0b. PMID: 20498566

Therapy

Wagenlehner FM, Gasink LB, McGovern PC, Moeck G, McLeroth P, Dorr M, Dane A, Henkel T; CERTAIN-1 Study Team
N Engl J Med 2024 Feb 15;390(7):611-622. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2304748. PMID: 38354140
Ansaldi Y, Martinez de Tejada Weber B
Clin Microbiol Infect 2023 Oct;29(10):1249-1253. Epub 2022 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.08.015. PMID: 36031053
Kaye KS, Belley A, Barth P, Lahlou O, Knechtle P, Motta P, Velicitat P
JAMA 2022 Oct 4;328(13):1304-1314. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17034. PMID: 36194218Free PMC Article
Johnson JR, Russo TA
N Engl J Med 2018 Jan 4;378(1):48-59. doi: 10.1056/nejmcp1702758. PMID: 29298155
Cavorsi K, Prabhakar P, Kirby C
Ultrasound Q 2010 Jun;26(2):103-5. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181dc7d0b. PMID: 20498566

Prognosis

Ansaldi Y, Martinez de Tejada Weber B
Clin Microbiol Infect 2023 Oct;29(10):1249-1253. Epub 2022 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.08.015. PMID: 36031053
Mattoo TK, Shaikh N, Nelson CP
Pediatrics 2021 Feb;147(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-012138. PMID: 33479164
Kyriazopoulou E, Liaskou-Antoniou L, Adamis G, Panagaki A, Melachroinopoulos N, Drakou E, Marousis K, Chrysos G, Spyrou A, Alexiou N, Symbardi S, Alexiou Z, Lagou S, Kolonia V, Gkavogianni T, Kyprianou M, Anagnostopoulos I, Poulakou G, Lada M, Makina A, Roulia E, Koupetori M, Apostolopoulos V, Petrou D, Nitsotolis T, Antoniadou A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021 Jan 15;203(2):202-210. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-1201OC. PMID: 32757963Free PMC Article
Rubinstein E, Keynan Y
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013 Jun;42 Suppl:S22-4. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.04.013. PMID: 23706543
Cavorsi K, Prabhakar P, Kirby C
Ultrasound Q 2010 Jun;26(2):103-5. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181dc7d0b. PMID: 20498566

Clinical prediction guides

Nhu NTK, Rahman MA, Goh KGK, Kim SJ, Phan MD, Peters KM, Alvarez-Fraga L, Hancock SJ, Ravi C, Kidd TJ, Sullivan MJ, Irvine KM, Beatson SA, Sweet MJ, Irwin AD, Vukovic J, Ulett GC, Hasnain SZ, Schembri MA
Nat Commun 2024 Feb 21;15(1):1441. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45176-4. PMID: 38383596Free PMC Article
Rius-Gordillo N, Ferré N, González JD, Ibars Z, Parada-Ricart E, Fraga MG, Chocron S, Samper M, Vicente C, Fuertes J, Escribano J; DEXCAR Study Group
Pediatr Nephrol 2022 Sep;37(9):2109-2118. Epub 2022 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05398-w. PMID: 35041042Free PMC Article
Herness J, Buttolph A, Hammer NC
Am Fam Physician 2020 Aug 1;102(3):173-180. PMID: 32735433
Zhanel GG, Esquivel J, Zelenitsky S, Lawrence CK, Adam HJ, Golden A, Hink R, Berry L, Schweizer F, Zhanel MA, Bay D, Lagacé-Wiens PRS, Walkty AJ, Lynch JP 3rd, Karlowsky JA
Drugs 2020 Feb;80(3):285-313. doi: 10.1007/s40265-020-01257-4. PMID: 31970713
Obek C, Kural AR, Ataus S, Coşkuner E, Demirkesen O, Citçi A, Onder AU, Solok V
Eur Urol 2001 Feb;39(2):204-11. doi: 10.1159/000052437. PMID: 11223681

Recent systematic reviews

Zimmerman DE, Tomas M, Miller D, Tomcsanyi L, Signorella C, Montepara CA, Covvey JR, Guarascio AJ
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2023 Sep-Oct;63(5):1461-1471. Epub 2023 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2023.06.028. PMID: 37414282
Gkiourtzis N, Glava A, Moutafi M, Vasileiadou T, Delaporta T, Michou P, Printza N, Makedou K, Tramma D
Pediatr Nephrol 2023 Dec;38(12):3937-3945. Epub 2023 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s00467-023-05922-0. PMID: 36943468Free PMC Article
Smaill FM, Vazquez JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Nov 25;2019(11) doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000490.pub4. PMID: 31765489Free PMC Article
Neumann I, Moore P
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Nov 4;2014 PMID: 25373019Free PMC Article
Eliakim-Raz N, Yahav D, Paul M, Leibovici L
J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 Oct;68(10):2183-91. Epub 2013 May 21 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt177. PMID: 23696620

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