Infections That Affect the Kidney (Nonviral)

Abstract

The pathogenesis of infection-related renal complications in children is multifactorial and includes direct invasion of renal parenchyma, stimulation of an immune reaction, injury to the capillary endothelium, induction of a humoral response, or nephrotoxicity associated with the therapy of choice. This chapter presents non-streptococcal bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections, some of which occur predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions, but which have been increasingly diagnosed in other regions of the globe on account of travel mobility.