Case | Sex | Age (yrs) | GFR (mL/min) | CKD stage | CRP mg/dL (normal < 0.5) | Fever (max) | Microbiological isolates | Cystic disease | Comorbidities-notes |
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1 | F | 60 | On dialysis | V | Max 12 mg/dL | Max 38°C relapsing; often after dialysis | None | ADPKD, large liver and kidney cysts | Left nephrectomy for transplant wait listing 3 years previously |
2 | M | 77 | 25 | IV | Max 10 mg/dL | Max 38°C | None | Multiple kidney cysts, hypertensive nephrosclerosis | Severe cardiovascular disease, right nephrectomy for neoplasia 15 years previously |
3 | F | 68 | 101 | I | Max 2.4 mg/dL | Low-grade | E Coli (urine) | ADPKD, liver and kidney cysts | Previous cerebellar haemorrhage |
4 | M | 83 | 18 | IV | Max 5.5 mg/dL | Low-grade | E Coli (urine) | ADPKD, large liver and kidney cysts | Severe cardiovascular disease; blindness |
5 | F | 55 | 40 | III | Max 1.2 mg/dL | No | Frequent UTI (E Coli in the last episodes) | ADPKD, large liver and kidney cysts | Anxiety-depression, Child A cirrhosis; breast neoplasia |
6 | F | 81 | 35 at hospitalization; 65 after therapy | IV - II | Max 36 mg/dL | Max 39.5°C | E Coli (urine) | Two large kidney cysts | Previous TIA, moderate hypertension |
7 | F | 65 | 35 | III | Max 0.8 mg/dL | Occasional low-grade | none | ADPKD, liver and kidney cysts | Anxiety-depression |
8 | M | 71 | 70 | II | Max 22 mg/dL | Max 40°C | Proteus Mirabilis (urine) 2 weeks before hospitalization | Multiple kidney cysts | GFR decrease to 35 mL/min on therapy with aminoglycosides |
9 | F | 63 | 55 | III | Max 1.0 mg/dL | No | Frequent UTI (E Coli, last one one month previously) | Acquired cystic disease | Kidney transplant recipient |
10 | F | 68 | 24 | IV | Max 13.7 mg/dL | Max 38°C | Frequent UTI; last episode 2 weeks previously (self treated) | ADPKD, large kidney cysts, few liver cysts | Hypertension, hyperparathyroidism |