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Is UTI In A Patient With One Kidney Serious?

I am a 38 year old woman with one kidney. I just got a call from my family doctors telling me that I need to come back in to the office because I have a uti and the culture showed it to be citrobacter koseri. I took 2 days of color, but stopped taking it after I had a rocephin shot. I guess my question is, is this something people are hospitalized with?
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
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Thanks for writing in.

A single kidney urinary tract infection has always been difficult to treat because of its particular clinical, therapeutical and evolutive aspects. There is no specific
pathology related to single kidney, but an increase in the incidence
of the ordinary pathology is obvious. It is generally accepted that the urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequent morbid association in a person with
single. In conclusion, latest medical literature says that we can note that UTI is frequently associated to single kidney and accelerates its evolution toward chronic renal failure. For this reason treatment under close supervision after admission to the hospital is essential.
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Is UTI In A Patient With One Kidney Serious?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. A single kidney urinary tract infection has always been difficult to treat because of its particular clinical, therapeutical and evolutive aspects. There is no specific pathology related to single kidney, but an increase in the incidence of the ordinary pathology is obvious. It is generally accepted that the urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequent morbid association in a person with single. In conclusion, latest medical literature says that we can note that UTI is frequently associated to single kidney and accelerates its evolution toward chronic renal failure. For this reason treatment under close supervision after admission to the hospital is essential.