NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS: AN UNUSUAL CASE OF PYELONEPHRITIS

Not Everything is as it Seems: An Unusual Case of Pyelonephritis

Urinary tract infection is an important cause of hospitalization, morbidity and mortality, being responsible for an important fraction of health expenses.The main risk factors are urine flow obstruction, urinary catheters, immunosuppression and diabetes mellitus.We present a case of pyelonephritis that culminated in welding sweater nephrectomy, fin

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Histopathology and Spatial Distribution of Putative Growth Factors in Relation to Bacterial Localization of Campylobacter jejuni Within the Ovine Gallbladder

Campylobacter jejuni is an important zoonotic pathogen that is the leading cause of both human foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide and ovine abortion in the United States.Previous studies have demonstrated that the gallbladder of ruminants is often positive on culture for Campylobacter sp., suggesting that this environment may serve as a

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