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Pyelonephritis

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This chapter will focus on the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of pyelonephritis in children. The consequences of urinary tract infections differ significantly between adults and children. Children appear more prone to renal scarring secondary to kidney infections. As a consequence, current management of pyelonephritis focuses on prompt diagnosis and treatment.

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  1. Department of Urology, The University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

    Richard W. Grady M.D.

  2. Division of Pediatric Urology, Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Richard W. Grady M.D.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    Ronald Rabinowitz

  2. Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    William C. Hulbert

  3. Chesapeake Urology, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA

    Robert A. Mevorach

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Grady, R.W. (2014). Pyelonephritis. In: Rabinowitz, R., Hulbert, W., Mevorach, R. (eds) Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-243-8_38

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