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Pyonephrosis due to salmonella cholerae-suis variant kunzendorf

Salmonella cholerae-suis (Variante kunzendorf) als Ursache für Pyonephrose

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A patient with unilateral infection of the kidney due to Salm. cholerae-suis is presented. Long-term treatment with ampicillin was of no avail. Nephrectomy terminated the infection. The extirpated kidney showed severe obstruction, stones and tissue damage.

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Es wird von einem Patienten mit einseitiger Niereninfektion durch Salm. cholerae-suis berichtet. Langzeitbehandlung mit Ampicillin war ohne Erfolg, die Infektion konnte durch Nephrektomie beendet werden. Die extirpierte Niere zeigte Zeichen schwerer Obstruktion, Steinbildung und Gewebsuntergangs.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel

    G. Altmann

  2. Department of Urology, Tel-Aviv University Medical School, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    M. Melzer

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Altmann, G., Melzer, M. Pyonephrosis due to salmonella cholerae-suis variant kunzendorf. Infection 3, 173–174 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641343

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