TY  - JOUR
T1  - Pyelonephritis: Diagnosis, and Management Approach
A1  - Arkan A. Alhassan
A1  - Nada A. Bamaarof
A1  - Faisal A. Hamoudah
A1  - Wejdan A. Alzahrani
A1  - Rowaa M. Al-Juhani
A1  - Raghad F. Alotaibi
A1  - Huda T. Halabi
A1  - Reem Z. Alharbi
A1  - Fatima A. Alzubaidi
A1  - Jawaher M. Alshorfa
JF  - Journal of Biochemical Technology
JO  - J Biochem Technol
SN  - 0974-2328
Y1  - 2020
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 135
EP  - 138
N2  - Background: Pyelonephritis is a type of urinary tract infections (UTIs) that can cause severe systemic troublesome manifestations. Untreated cases of pyelonephritis can let the inflammation to damage the renal pelvis and its parenchyma. Also, an untreated infection may lead to sepsis, which can increase the rate of mortality. Objective: To review the published literature and provide an adequate review about evaluating and managing pyelonephritis properly. Method: PubMed database was used for article selection, and the following keys were used in the mesh ((“Pyelonephritis"[Mesh]) AND (“management” [Mesh]) OR (“evaluation"[Mesh])). Conclusion: The diagnosis of pyelonephritis should depend on clinical findings as well as laboratory values and imaging studies. Hydration and chosing the proper antibioticsare the mainstay of UTI treatment.
UR  - https://jbiochemtech.com/article/pyelonephritis-diagnosis-and-management-approach
ER  -