Kidney Infection Treatments

Treatment

You will be treated with antibiotics. Be sure to take all of the medication. If the infection is not treated correctly or left untreated, the condition can lead to:

Sepsis (infection that has spread throughout the body)
Chronic infection
Scarring of the kidney
Permanent kidney damage

In some cases, you may need to stay in the hospital and receive the antibiotics through a vein in your arm.

If you are diagnosed with a kidney infection, follow your doctor's instructions .

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