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Acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy: an anterospective study.

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During a 4.5-year period, over 2% of 24,000 obstetric patients at Parkland Memorial Hospital were admitted for acute pyelonephritis; chills accompanying back pain was the most common presenting complaint in 656 women; lower urinary tract symptoms and nausea and vomiting were also common.
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This article is published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.The article was published on 1981-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 131 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Recurrent pyelonephritis & Bacteriuria.

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