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.

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↑ 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

Personalized antibiotic strategy aims to prevent deadly infections after kidney transplant

Disease control Not yet recruiting

This study tests whether giving a daily antibiotic (pivmecillinam) to kidney transplant patients at high risk of bloodstream infections can reduce those infections. 150 participants will receive either the antibiotic or a placebo for 5 months after transplant. The goal is to see …

Phase 3 • Sponsor: Susanne Dam Nielsen, MD, DMSc • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC

Pyelonephritis

Where it sits in the disease tree

Personalized antibiotic strategy aims to prevent deadly infections after kidney transplant