Table 1 Clinical and laboratory findings of the patients with AFBN.
From: Clinical features of acute focal bacterial nephritis in adults
Variable | Value mean ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female n (%) | 195 (81.93) |
Male | 43 (18.07) |
Age (years) | 46.87 ± 16.47 |
Risk factors | |
Diabetes mellitus | 68 (28.57) |
Urolithiasis | 41 (17.23) |
Prostatic disease | 11 (4.6) |
Immunodepression | 5 (2.1) |
Repeated episodes of UTI | 4 (1.68) |
Pregnancy | 4 (1.68) |
Symptoms | |
Fever | 205 (86.13) |
Absence of fever | 33 (13.87) |
Peak body temperature (°C) | 39.31 ± 0.81 |
Lower urinary tract symptoms | 133 (55.89) |
Time to defervescence after antibiotic treatment(d) | 3.94 ± 2.03 |
Flank or abdominal pain | 107 (44.96) |
Nausea and/or vomiting | 6 (2.52) |
Antimicrobial agent | |
Second/third-generation cephalosporin | 72 (30.25) |
Piperacillin tazobactam | 94 (39.5) |
Carbapenem | 75 (31.51) |
Hospital stay (d) | 19.0 ± 7.79 |
