Pyelonephritis

Management of kidney infection.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
UrologyInfectious Diseases

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Pyelonephritis - acute
National
EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections
National
NICE guideline [NG111]
National
NICE guideline [NG111]: Pyelonephritis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing
National
SIGN 160: Management of suspected bacterial lower urinary tract infection in adult women
National
ACOG Clinical Consensus: Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant Individuals
Local
EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections
Local
IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Women: 2010 Update
Local
KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
Local
Practice Bulletin, Number 91, March 2008, Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Nonpregnant Women (Reaffirmed 2016)
Local
Urinary Tract Infection: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of the Initial UTI in Febrile Infants and Children 2 to 24 Months (AAP)
Local