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Table 2 Incidence of asymptomatic pyuria and overt urinary tract infection

From: Chronic asymptomatic pyuria precedes overt urinary tract infection and deterioration of renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

 

Patients (n = 256)

Episodes (n = 731)*

No pyuria

80 (31.2%)

-

Asymptomatic pyuria

176 (68.8%)

681 (93.2%)

Cystitis

-

17 (2.3%)

Acute pyelonephritis

-

13 (1.8%)

Cyst infection

-

20 (2.7%)

  1. *Some patients experienced ≥ 1 infection episode and/or ≥ 1 type of infection. Asymptomatic pyuria comprises 93.2% of all 731 infection episodes.
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BMC Nephrology

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