Kidney Infection Symptoms

Pyelonephritis or kidney infection, is usually caused by bacteria and if neglected can lead to chronic kidney failure.

The acute pyelonephritis is an infection of the pelvis often caused by bacteria responsible for cystitis, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus, which reach the kidneys through the lymphatic system but also after a particularly aggressive or neglected cystitis.

A stone can also irritate the urinary tract, allowing bacteria to act.

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The kidney infection symptoms are malaise, high fever, nausea, sometimes hematuria, acute pain that can spread to the entire back.

The treatments is generally with antibiotics.

The chronic pyelonephritis occurs almost exclusively in patients with major anatomic anomalies, including urinary tract obstruction, struvite calculi, renal dysplasia.
Symptoms are not always obvious, but generally there are fatigue, hypertension, nausea, presence of white blood cells in urine. It is cured with antibiotics and should not be overlooked.

To prevent kidney infection, refer to the following guidelines: