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kidney infection
Causes a kidney infection
infections in the bladder
use of a catheter to drain urine from the bladder
conditions such as prostate enlargement and kidney stones that prevent the efficient flow of urine from the bladder
Pyelonephritis is an inflammation of one or both kidneys with variable manifestations. It may be acute, relapsing or chronic. The complications of this disorder are hypertension, chronic infection, renal insufficiency and renal failure. The course is extremely variable but typically the chronic disease progresses extremely slowly, with patients having adequate renal function for more than 20 years after onset.
Signs/Symptoms
Usually symptoms come on very fast. They include fever, chills, pain, upset stomach, low back pain, vomiting, a constant need to urinate or an inability to urinate at all, blood in the urine, and pain or a burning sensation during urination.
Treatments and drugs
If your symptoms are typical and you’re generally in good health, antibiotics are the first line of treatment for kidney infection. Which drugs you use and for how long depends on your health condition and the bacteria found in your urine tests.
Drugs commonly recommended for treating kidney infection include:
Amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox)
Quinolones such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and norfloxacin (Noroxin)
The antibiotic combination sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra)
