Pyelonephritis
Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of the kidney tissue , calyces , and pelvis . It is a specific type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in urethra or bladder and travels up into kidneys. It is a bacterial infection of one or both kidneys. Causes 1) Most cases are due to bowel organisms that enter the urinary tract · Escherichia coli causes about 90% of cases of pyelonephritis · Enterococcus faecalis . · Hospital-acquired infections maybe due to coliform bacteria and enterococci 2) Mechanical causes- any structural abnormalities in the urinary tract, vesicoureteral reflux (urine from the bladder flowing back into the ureter ) 3) Kidney Stones 4) ...