Chronic Pyelonephritis

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Abstract
IN recent years autopsy studies have disclosed a high incidence of renal disease interpreted as chronic pyelonephritis — surprisingly high in the light of past experience. Also, bacterial counts of the urine, indicating true bacteriuria as distinguished from contamination, have brought to light the unexpectedly frequent occurrence of urinary-tract infection. The meaning of bacteriuria in terms of renal disease is still uncertain, however, but if morphologic and bacteriologic studies could be co-ordinated, one would be in a much stronger position to evaluate the significance of bacteriuria as a manifestation of clinically inapparent chronic pyelonephritis.To our knowledge, no such studies . . .

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