Comparison of Acute Lobar Nephronia and Acute Pyelonephritis in Children: A Single-Center Clinical Analysis in Southern Taiwan

• Published in: Pediatrics and neonatology Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 176 - 182
• Main Authors: Chen, Wan-Ling, Huang, I-Fei, Wang, Jiun-Ling, Hung, Chih-Hsin, Huang, Jer-Shyung, Chen, Yao-Shen, Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, Hsieh, Kai-Sheng, Tang, Chia-Wan, Chien, Jen-Hung, Chiou, Yee-Hsuan, Cheng, Ming-Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Elsevier B.V 01.06.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acute Disease; acute lobar nephronia; acute pyelonephritis; Adolescent; C-Reactive Protein; Child; Child, Preschool; children; Escherichia coli; Female; Humans; Infant; Internal Medicine; Male; Pediatrics; Pyelonephritis - diagnosis; Pyelonephritis - etiology; Pyelonephritis - therapy; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; urinary tract infection; Taiwan; acute pyelonephritis; children; acute lobar nephronia; Escherichia coli; urinary tract infection

Patients with acute lobar nephronia (ALN) require a longer duration of antimicrobial treatment than those with acute pyelonephritis (APN), and ALN is associated with renal scarring. The aim of this study was to provide an understanding of ALN by comparing the clinical features of pediatric patients...