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Faster magnetic resonance imaging in emergency room patients with right lower quadrant pain and suspected acute appendicitis [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Emergency Departments (ED) are becoming busier, with a resultant increase in the number of imaging referrals. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of an abbreviated two sequence magnetic resonance (MR) protocol for ...
Ali, Ismail T., Chang, Silvia, Khosa, Faisal, Klass, Darren, McLaughlin, Patrick, Mian, Memoona, Nicolaou, Savvas   +6 more
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Emphysematous and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: rare diagnosis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
Pyelonephritis is a pyogenic infection of renal parenchyma that involves the renal pelvis. It is generally of easy diagnosis. The present case report aims to describe two different manifestations of this infection: xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and ...
Lya Duarte Ramos, Marinus de Moraes Lima, Maurício de Carvalho, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior, Elizabeth de Francesco Daher   +4 more
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis caused by candida species: A case report and outcome of 1 year follow-up

Urology Case Reports, 2020
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute life-threatening gas-forming necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and its surrounding tissues. EPN requires early diagnosis and management because of related life-threatening septic complications ...
Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed, Hussein Ali Mohamud   +1 more
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Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
A Alvarez, DJ McCaig, DT Bearden, EH Ibrahim, EM Brown, European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp, GL Mandell, IC Gyssens, IM Gould, J Avorn, J Cobo, J Gans de, J Hatton, JG Bartlett, John E. Degener, JW Warren, Marian Laseur, ME Kasteren van, ME Kasteren van, Peter G. M. Mol, Petra Denig, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PGM Mol, PP Cook, Prashant V. NannanPanday, R Grol, Rijk O. B. Gans, RJ Meyer, RP Wenzel, SE Buijk, SJ Atlas, SL Bronzwaer, W Kasje, WA Knaus, WE Stamm   +36 more
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Pyelonephritis in pregnant women: where to start?

Вестник урологии, 2019
Pyelonephritis in pregnant women is an urgent problem for urology. In the Russian clinical guidelines, there are disagreements on the classification of pyelonephritis. This is probably the cause of its overdiagnosis in pregnant women, as evidenced by the
S. V. Shkodkin
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical MessageEmphysematous pyelonephritis is a gas‐producing, necrotizing infection involving the renal parenchyma and surrounding tissue that is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Common causative organisms include Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. While most patients are being managed conservatively these days, nephrectomy
Abhilash Koratala, Freddy R. Malpartida, Xu Zeng   +2 more
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Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: Bedside Ultrasound Diagnosis in the Emergency Department

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2017
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, life-threatening infection, and misdiagnosis as uncomplicated pyelonephritis is potentially fatal. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable tool for evaluation of the kidneys in patients with septic ...
Gillian McCafferty, Amanda Shorette, Sukhdeep Singh, Gavin Budhram   +3 more
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Effect of sampling method and storage conditions on albumin, retinol-binding protein, and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase concentrations in canine urine samples [PDF]

, 2010
Urinary markers for renal dysfunction are gaining interest but effects of sampling method, storage conditions, and urinary tract inflammation or infection on these markers are unclear Therefore, the objectives of the current study were to determine the ...
Daminet, Sylvie, Duchateau, Luc, Maddens, Bert, Meyer, Evelyne, Smets, Pascale   +4 more
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Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common indication for antibiotic use in the emergency department (ED). With antibiotic resistance on the rise, it is essential that antibiotics be prescribed appropriately for UTIs.
Chardavoyne, Paige, Kasmire, Kathryn E.
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Hepatic Dysfunction in Pregnancy

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease characterised by the replacement of normal renal parenchyma by foamy macrophages. The only treatment for this type of pyelonephritis is of a surgical nature with partial or total nephrectomy.
L. Ferreira, C. Oliveira, C. Cruz, A. Pacheco   +3 more
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