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Related Subjects: |Pyelonephritis and Urosepsis (UTI) |Pyonephrosis |Perinephric abscess |Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) / Acute Renal Failure |Renal/Kidney Physiology |Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
A perinephric abscess should be suspected if a patient remains febrile after 4 to 5 days of receiving adequate antibiotic therapy for pyelonephritis.