Pyelonephritis

MONDO:0006939

An inflammatory process affecting the kidney. The cause is most often bacterial, but may also be fungal in nature. Signs and symptoms may include fever, chills, flank pain, painful and frequent urination, cloudy or bloody urine, and confusion.

Also known as: kidney infection, pyometrium

27 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 8 tagged with Pyelonephritis itself.

Follow this condition to get notified about new trials

Where it sits in the disease tree

Browse by category →

Part of

↑ Bacterial urinary tract infection (81) ↑ Renal infectious disease (64) ↑ Pyelitis (21) ↑ Uterine inflammatory disease (21)

Sub-types of Pyelonephritis

Acute pyelonephritis 13 trials
Chronic pyelonephritis 1 trial
1 sub-type
- Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis 0 trials

Including sub-types (27) Tagged with Pyelonephritis (8)

Trials to join now! 2 Not yet recruiting 1 Not yet finished but already full! 1 Completed 4

Kidney transplant patients' immune response to common virus tracked after drug switch

Knowledge-focused Ongoing

This study follows 28 kidney transplant recipients who are switching from one anti-rejection drug (anticalcineurin) to another (belatacept). Researchers want to see how this change affects the immune system's ability to fight the common CMV virus. Participants will have blood tes…

Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC

Pyelonephritis

Where it sits in the disease tree

Kidney transplant patients' immune response to common virus tracked after drug switch