PURPOSE There is a concern on which antimicrobials are appropriate as empirical agents for community-onset acute pyelonephritis (APN) in regions where the fluoroquinolone resistance rate is high, such as in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and two strains of E. coli in 2001-2002 and 349 strains in 2008-2009 were isolated from the urine cultures of female adult APN patients, and the ...

http://dx.doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2016.52.3.219 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2016 Chonnam Med J 2016;52:219 Corresponding Author: Soo Wan Kim Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 42 Jaebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61469, Korea. Tel: +82-62-220-6271, Fax: +82-62-225-8578, E-mail: [email protected] Article History: Received July 9, 2016 Revised July 20, 2016 Accep...

Experimental, ascending acute pyelonephritis in rats was produced by injecting 0 x 5 ml of 10(9) bacteria/ml into the urinary bladder via the urethra. No traumatic manipulation of the ureters of kidneys was necessary. A grading system for kidney lesions based on macro- and microscopical examination was used. The capacity of different Escherichia coli and proteus strains to induce acute pyelonep...

Objective: To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF 1) in kidney tissue rats with pyelonephritis their relationship by establishing a rat model acute pyelonephritis. Methods: 80 male Wistar were randomly divided into control group an experimental group, 40 each. The injected saline those 10 ?g/mL...

Based on the widespread incidence of acute pyelonephritis, which is one most common inflammatory diseases urinary system, it important to conduct searching for improved treatment methods, would ensure higher effectiveness clinical regression process and minimize extent manipulations pharmacotherapy. Pyelovesical bypass these methods. The aim this study investigate efficacy pyelovesical drainage...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection in pregnancy leads to poor pregnancy outcome. Diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria markedly improves pregnancy outcome as well as reduce the incidence of acute pyelonephritis. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and bacteriology of asymptomatic bacteriuria among Antenatal patients in our centre, and to know if routine screening will be justi...

We describe the first isolation in France of a New-Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In March 2012, a patient with history of prior hospitalisation in Serbia was diagnosed in France with acute pyelonephritis due to NDM-1 producing P. aeruginosa. Clinical and microbiological cure was obtained under appropriate antibiotic treatment. Two months later, she pre...

Urinary tract infection is a common disease and afflicts women more frequently than men. Recent surveys of defined populations in Wales and Jamaica revealed an incidence of significant bacteriuria of 4 per cent in women and 0.5 per cent in men (Kass, 1965). In pregnancy women are at higher risk and about 6 per cent have been found to have asymptomatic bacteriuria (Kass, 1960; Turner, 1961; Kinc...

OBJECTIVE Endocan, a dermatan sulphate proteoglycan produced by endothelial cells, is considered a biomarker for endothelial cell activation/dysfunction. Preeclampsia is characterized by systemic vascular inflammation, and endothelial cell activation/dysfunction. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine whether: (1) plasma endocan concentrations in preeclampsia differ from thos...