Original Article

Renal Function in Patients with Chronic Bacteriuria: A Longitudinal Study

Authors: CHARLES W. JOHNSON, MD, CHEVES McC SMYTHE, MD

Abstract

In patients having chronic bacteriuria, one half had no demonstrable loss of renal function over a five year period. Bacteriuria was lost in over half of the patients but loss of function was unrelated to the presence or absence of bacteriuria. It is concluded that factors in addition to bacteriuria determine the rate of nephron destruction in chronic pyelonephritis.

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