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

• Main Authors: Wan-Ling Chen (Author), I-Fei Huang (Author), Jiun-Ling Wang (Author), Chih-Hsin Hung (Author), Jer-Shyung Huang (Author), Yao-Shen Chen (Author), Susan Shin-Jung Lee (Author), Kai-Sheng Hsieh (Author), Chia-Wan Tang (Author), Jen-Hung Chien (Author), Yee-Hsuan Chiou (Author), Ming-Fang Cheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...