[Inflammatory diseases of the kidney and efferent urinary tract]

On the basis of a specific definition a summarizing description of the inflammatory diseases of the kidney and the efferent urinary tract is given. Apart from the description of the bacteriology of the infections of the urinary tract the author particularly deals with the significance of the asymptomatic bacteriuria, the acute bacterial cystitis, the acute pyelonephritis as well as the reflux nephropathy. Besides proposals for therapy references are given to the conduction of the patients after treatment. In the description of the chronic interstitial nephritis the nephropathy by analgesics is emphasized as most common disease.