Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Pyelonephritis
Organism
Pyelonephritis
Acute, uncomplicated (usually young women): Enterobacteriaceae (especially E. coli ) (GNR), enterococci (GPC in chains), Staphylococcus saprophyticus (GPC), S. aureus (GPC).
Complicated (older women, men; postcatheterization, obstruction, post-renal transplant): Enterobacteriaceae (especially E. coli ), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (GNR), enterococcus (GPC), S. aureus (GPC).
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Pyelonephritis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619328/all/Pyelonephritis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Pyelonephritis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619328/all/Pyelonephritis. Accessed July 30, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Pyelonephritis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619328/all/Pyelonephritis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Pyelonephritis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 July 30]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619328/all/Pyelonephritis.
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