How is acute pyelonephritis treated?
Acute pyelonephritis is a problem caused by an infection, also known as an upper urinary tract infection. Therefore, the treatment plan for this disease should be based on the pathogen. The vast majority of acute pyelonephritis is caused by bacterial inflammation, so antibiotics are often required. It is generally recommended that patients should receive intravenous antibiotic treatment to kill the bacteria, choosing the antibiotics sensitive to the results of urine culture. After 10 to 14 days of treatment, the condition of acute pyelonephritis can usually be controlled in most cases. The patient's body temperature will gradually decrease, symptoms of back pain will ease, and the white blood cells in the urine will also disappear. Only a very few cases of acute pyelonephritis are difficult to treat because such patients may have predisposing factors to urinary tract infection such as diabetes and urinary system stones. (Specific medication use should be conducted under the guidance of a doctor.)
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