Complex, Crusty Calculi: A Case Study Report of Renal Transplant Lithiasis and Encrustation by Shriram Swaminathan, BMed, In-Ah Park, MBBS, Bobby Chacko, FRACP

“…Patients are usually asymptomatic, and a majority present with graft dysfunction with imaging demonstrating hydronephrosis and rarely with acute graft pyelonephritis. We compare a case of transplant lithiasis with encrusted pyelitis and highlight key differences in their presentation and workup. …”
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The creation and maintenance of vascular access for chronic hemodialysis in the Moscow region: a five-year experience of a regional center by A. V. Vatazin, A. B. Zulkarnaev, N. M. Fominykh, Z. B. Kardanakhishvili, E. V. Strugailo

“…After one year on HD the shares of AVF, SVG and CVC were 89, 2 and 9% for glomerulonephritis; 76, 6 and 18% of pyelonephritis; 70, 5 and 25% for diabetes mellitus; 68, 10 and 22% for polycystic disease and 53, 5 and 42% for systemic processes, respectively. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections in Men in Primary Care in Catalonia, Spain by Silvia Fernández-García, Ana Moragas Moreno, Maria Giner-Soriano, Rosa Morros, Dan Ouchi, Ana García-Sangenís, Mònica Monteagudo, Ramon Monfà, Carl Llor

“…Urine cultures were documented in up to 30% in the cystitis group. Pyelonephritis was the category linked to most septicemia cases (3.0%). …”
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VALUE OF RHEUMATIC PATIENTS' AWARENESS OF HAVING INFECTIOUS COMORBIDITIES by Rimma Mikhailovna Balabanova, V N Sorotskaya, I B Vinogradova, G G Koreshkov

“…Urogenital tract infections (mainly cystitis and pyelonephritis) are more typical of patients with rheumatic arthritis (RA) and those with osteoarthrosis (OA), respectively. …”
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In vitro evaluation of PVA gels loaded with Copaiba Oil and Duotrill® by Ingrid Cristina Soares Pereira, Natália Rodrigues Rojas dos Santos, Antonieta Middea, Edlene Ribeiro Prudencio, Rosa Helena Luchese, Ana Paula Duarte Moreira, Renata Nunes Oliveira

“…The present work intended to develop and characterize microstructurally (XRD and FTIR) and in vitro (swelling and antimicrobial tests) the PVA hydrogels loaded with copaiba oil and Duotrill (enrofloxacin) to treat bacterial infections, as pyelonephritis, in the veterinary field. Duotrill® and oil combined diminished the gels degree of crystallinity and it was observed interaction between phases due to a new band found only in PVA hydrogels loaded with copaiba oil and Duotrill (PVA-D-O) FTIR spectrum. …”
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Commentary on the burden of chronic kidney disease by Unadike B

“…Other causes of kidney failure include glomerular disease, analgesic nephropathy, obstructive uropathy, chronic pyelonephritis, sickle cell disease amongst others. …”
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Late presentation of supernumerary kidney in a 35-year-old man: a case report by Tume Aondoyima Alfred, Mustapha Shu’aibu Hikima, Rasheed Mumini Wemimo, Latifat Tunrayo Oduola-Owoo

“…In this case report, we present a 35-year-old man with a right-sided unilateral supernumerary kidney complicated by pyelonephritis. He was treated with antibiotics, and the treatment outcome was satisfactory.…”
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Maternal mortality: The role of Mycoplasma hominis and its impact on neonatal health by Vivian Osei Poku

“…M. hominis has been identified in women from family planning and prenatal clinics much more frequently and it has been associated with pyelonephritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, postpartum septicemia, endometritis, and preterm birth. …”
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Sustained suppression of enterohepatic circulation of mycophenolic acid by antimicrobial‐associated diarrhea in a kidney transplant recipient with Crohn's disease: A case report by Ryota Tanaka, Asami Matsumoto, Ryosuke Tatsuta, Tadasuke Ando, Toshitaka Shin, Hiromitsu Mimata, Hiroki Itoh

“…A kidney transplant patient on mycophenolate mofetil was treated with tazobactam/piperacillin for pyelonephritis, and developed antimicrobial‐associated diarrhea. …”
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Surgical treatment for duodeno-reno-cutaneous fistula by Kuo-Yang Hsi, Jiann-Ming Wu, Kuo-Hsin Chen

“…However, residual stones persisted and resulted in pyelonephritis and renal abscess. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) was performed. …”
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Pull-Through Ureteroneocystostomy for Very Small En Bloc Kidney Transplants from Donors Weighing ≤ 5 kg by Dai D. Nghiem

“…During the follow-up period, hydronephrosis and/or pyelonephritis were not observed. The 4-year graft survival was 95% with serum creatinine levels averaging 0.9 mg/dl. …”
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Prevention and treatment of non-complicated infections of the lower urinary tract in pregnant women by N.A. Nashivochnikova, V.N. Krupin, V.E. Leanovich

“…Total treatment efficacy in group 1 was 81.9%, i.e., exacerbations of chronic cystitis were diagnosed in 3 women (13.6%), acute pyelonephritis in 1 woman (4.5%). Total treatment efficacy in group 2 was 90%, i.e., recurrence of ASB was diagnosed in 2 women (10%). …”
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Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 Downregulates CD36 Transcription in Macrophages to Induce Inflammation During Acute Urinary Tract Infections by Huan Yang, Qianqian Li, Changying Wang, Jingyu Wang, Junqiang Lv, Lei Wang, Zhi-Song Zhang, Zhi Yao, Zhi Yao, Quan Wang

“…Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) induce cystitis, pyelonephritis, and can cause kidney scarring and failure if inflammation is not under control. …”
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Catalonia, Spain: Protocol for an Observational Cohort Study by Ana Moragas Moreno, Silvia Fernández-García, Carl Llor, Dan Ouchi, Ana García-Sangenís, Mònica Monteagudo, Ramon Monfà, Maria Giner-Soriano

“…Furthermore, we aim to evaluate the correlation between types and total consumption of antibiotics for recurrent UTIs in 2 cohorts of women with the presence and severity of infectious complications of urological origin, especially pyelonephritis and sepsis, and 2 potentially serious infections: pneumonia and COVID-19. …”
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Discovery of New Genes Involved in Curli Production by a Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Strain from the Highly Virulent O45:K1:H7 Lineage by Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Lo, Alvin W., Forde, Brian M., Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai Fong, Chan, Kok Gan, Chromek, Milan, Brauner, Annelie, Chapman, Matthew R., Beatson, Scott A., Schembri, Mark A., Justice, Sheryl

“…Here we sequenced the genome of the curli-producing UPEC pyelonephritis strain MS7163 and showed it belongs to the highly virulent O45:K1:H7 neonatal meningitis-associated clone. …”

Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease in Family Members of Dialysis Patients. by Jais Kumar

“…Family members of patients of all ages with history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, family history of chronic kidney disease, chronic pyelonephritis and autoimmune diseases were included. …”
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Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Coatings and Material Modification Strategies for Preventing Urinary Catheter-Associated Complications by S. P. Yamini Kanti, Ildikó Csóka, Orsolya Jójárt-Laczkovich, Lívia Adalbert

“…CAUTIs are claimed to be one of the most frequent nosocomial infections that can lead to various complications, from catheter encrustation to severe septicaemia and pyelonephritis. Besides general prevention hygienic strategies, antimicrobial-coated urinary catheters show great potential in the prevention of urinary catheter-associated complications. …”
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Juxtamedullary blood flow pathway by O. A. Kaplunova

“…Through research Golubeva V.Z. modern information about the pathways of renal blood circulation prepared, allow to explain the mechanism of the development of various pathological conditions: acute blood loss, hydronephrosis, renovascular hypertension, glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis and another nephrological and urological diseases, cardiogenic shock, cardiorenal syndrome in acute ischemic heart disease, hypertension, sudden coronary death, and others.…”
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Ascaridíase das vias urinárias: um caso de penetração de Ascaris lumbricoides através do rim by Mario Caymmi Gomes

“…As a result she developed acute pyelonephritis and ureteral obstruction. Previously the worms left the intestine into the peritoneal cavity (lesser sac) through a duodenal cleft. …”
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Multimodality Imaging Findings of a Renal Aspergilloma by Mesut Bulakçı, Merve Gülbiz Kartal, Erhan Çelenk, Sena Tunçer, Işın Kılıçaslan

“…Its differential diagnosis includes primary and metastatic renal malignancies, pyelonephritis and secondary abscess formation, granulomatous disorders, and renal infarction. …”
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