Open AccessRaised white cell count in renal colic: Is there a role for antibiotics?
Author(s) -
Adam Alleemudder,
Xin-You Tai,
Anuj Goyal,
Jhumur Pati
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.130554
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , white (mutation) , white blood cell , renal colic , white spaces , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , telecommunications , alternative medicine , computer science , biology , cognitive radio , biochemistry , chemistry , wireless , gene
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.