Original contributionManagement of acute pyelonephritis in an emergency department observation unit
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2011, Journal of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :Likewise, in another study conducted in an ED observation unit, patients with a high fever (≥ 40°C), witnessed rigors, diabetes, cancer, or any debilitating disease were excluded. In fact, the mean age of enrolled cases was only 27.6 years (range 15–55) (11,12). In the present study, we found that an advanced age, diabetes, or a high fever were not independent predictors of admission.
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2010, Journal of InfectionCitation Excerpt :Based on these findings, fluoroquinolones or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid should be the preferred antibiotic for empirical oral treatment in patients with acute pyelonephritis. The clinical cure rate of 90% of AP patients treated with oral ciprofloxacin in our study is comparable with other studies.4,6,9,10,29 In our study, the clinical cure rate of hospitalized patients empirically treated with β-lactam antibiotics ± aminoglycosides was comparable with those treated with oral fluoroquinolones.
Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting in San Diego, May 1989.