"Pyelonephritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the KIDNEY involving the renal parenchyma (the NEPHRONS); KIDNEY PELVIS; and KIDNEY CALICES. It is characterized by ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; NAUSEA; VOMITING; and occasionally DIARRHEA.
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D011704
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.570.643.790 C12.777.419.570.821.717 C13.351.968.419.570.643.790 C13.351.968.419.570.821.717
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyelonephritis" by people in Profiles.
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Kline KA, Schwartz DJ, Gilbert NM, Lewis AL. Impact of host age and parity on susceptibility to severe urinary tract infection in a murine model. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5):e97798.
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Kline KA, Schwartz DJ, Gilbert NM, Hultgren SJ, Lewis AL. Immune modulation by group B Streptococcus influences host susceptibility to urinary tract infection by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun. 2012 Dec; 80(12):4186-94.
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Lau M, Shea W, Chow DC. Emphysematous pyelonephritis: a case report. Hawaii Med J. 2005 Jan; 64(1):20-1, 25.
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Selvarangan R, Goluszko P, Singhal J, Carnoy C, Moseley S, Hudson B, Nowicki S, Nowicki B. Interaction of Dr adhesin with collagen type IV is a critical step in Escherichia coli renal persistence. Infect Immun. 2004 Aug; 72(8):4827-35.