Raised white cell count in renal colic: Is there a role for antibiotics?

Raised white cell count in renal colic: Is there a role for antibiotics?

Aims: To determine the use of antibiotics in patients with renal colic and an elevated white cell count (WCC) in the absence of other features of infection. Materials and Methods: A retrospective audit of patients presenting to an emergency department with renal colic caused by a solitary ureteric...

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Main Authors: Adam Alleemudder, Xin-You Tai, Anuj Goyal, Jhumur Pati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
Subjects:
Antibiotics
infection
renal colic
white cell count
Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2014;volume=6;issue=2;spage=127;epage=129;aulast=Alleemudder

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