Pyelonephritis statistical data?

Reflux of infected urine at birth may lead to pyelonephritis, (scarring of the kidneys, and permanent kidney damage...kidney
infection, usually from bacteria that have spread from the bladder.)
1% to 18.5% in children and is as high as 70% in infants who present for treatment with symptomatic urinary tract infections.(2) Eighty-five percent of children are females, with Caucasian females most frequently affected.(3) The definitive reason that VUR occurs more frequently in Caucasian females is unknown, but it is believed to be genetic.

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