Korean J Urol.  1983 Feb;24(1):95-98.

Clinical Observation of Acute Bacterial Pyelonephritis

• Kim YH
• Kim SO
• Kim JW
• Park GH
• Lee MS

Abstract

A clinical observation was done on random 42 cases of acute and uncomplicated bacterial pyelonephritis. The following results were obtained: 1. All cases were female. 2. The most common age group was 2nd decade (47.6%). 3. All isolated organisms were Gram negative bacteria and E. coli was most common (90%). 4. On excretory urogram, 3 cases (7%)were abnormal and one of them showed acute segmental pyelonephritis. 5. The right side was affected 3 times more than left and 8 cases were bilateral.

Keyword

pyelonephritis; E,coli

MeSH Terms

Female
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Humans
Pyelonephritis*