Pyelonephritis and Bacteriuria

Article1 January 1962Pyelonephritis and BacteriuriaA Major Problem in Preventive MedicineEDWARD H. KASS, M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.P.EDWARD H. KASS, M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-1-46 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe changing pattern of infectious disease is well illustrated in the problem of pyelonephritis. In the past, clinically important infections were due largely to microorganisms that were "caught," that is, were not indigenous to the host. Socioeconomic patterns played important roles in determining the prevalence and pathogenesis of such infections. Now, increasing numbers of infections are due to Gram-negative rods, staphylococci, enterococci, and similar microorganisms that are not "caught" in the usual sense of the word, but are constantly present within the host. The presence of such organisms, and…