Kidney infection
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Broader Terms
kidney disorder, urinary tract infection
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Facts
- The medical term for an acute kidney infection is acute pyelonephritis.
- A kidney infection is called pyelonephritis.
- A kidney infection is treated with an appropriate antibiotic, and abnormalities may need to be surgically treated.
- A kidney infection is diagnosed with urine tests.
- A kidney infection can progress to sepsis or bacterial blood poisoning.
- Inflammation of pelvis and interstitial tissues of the kidney caused by bacterial infection.
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