Current guidelines recommend that children with acute pyelonephritis are initially treated with a parenteral third-generation cephalosporin such as ceftriaxone, and then oral antibiotics.

Findings on nuclear renal scans suggest that the vast majority of infants and young children with febrile UTIs have acute pyelonephritis (APN, upper-tract infection). Early recognition and prompt ...

OBJECTIVE: Effective treatment of acute lobar nephronia (ALN) can prevent its progression to renal abscess. The goal of this prospective study was to compare the treatment efficacy for pediatric ...