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Polymicrobial Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Secondary to Bifidobacterium breve and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Diabetic Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and pelvicalyceal system caused by gas-forming organisms. We describe a novel case of an elderly woman with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal failure on peritoneal dialysis, who developed polymicrobial EPN i …