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Urosepsis vs Pyelonephritis - What's the difference?

urosepsis | pyelonephritis | see also |

In medicine terms the difference between urosepsis and pyelonephritis

is that urosepsis is sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream while pyelonephritis is an ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

urosepsis

English

Noun

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  • (medicine) sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream

    • pyelonephritis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia pyelonephritis)
  • (medicine) An ascending urinary tract infection that has reached the pelvis of the kidney.

    • Synonyms

    * pyelitis

    See also

    * urosepsis