Urosepsis and pyelonephritis
Description
- Pyelonephritis - upper UTI, renal parenchymal/collecting-system infection
- Urosepsis - sepsis with a urinary source, usually complicated pyelonephritis or obstructed infected system
- Obstruction + infection (infected obstructed system) is a urological emergency - antibiotics alone will not control sepsis until drained
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