Symptoms of kidney infections?

i know that UTI is the main reason of kidney infection, what can be other reasons. What are the symptoms of kidney infections, please tell

It is usually characterized by flank pain, painful urination, blood in urine, abnormally colored urine, fever, and a general ill feeling.
In any case, if you feel something wrong with your body, you should always consult a doctor.

You can ingest bad food or water, have diabetes complications, high blood pressure, etc., all can contribute to a kidney infection.

They are pretty nasty; you feel pain or discomfort in your flanks (mid back area on either side), you can have nausea, have no energy, etc.

It requires medical attention, nothing to fool around with, usually requires antibiotics.

flank pain, burning with urination, abd pain

kidney infections usually start in the bladder. If your resistance is low, germs from the bladder can travel up the tubes (ureters) that lead to the kidneys, take up residence, and multiply. An acute kidney infection starts suddenly with severe symptoms, then quickly comes to an end. A chronic kidney infection develops slowly, grows steadily worse, and hangs on. The chronic variety can lead to kidney failure.

Kidney infection is usually caused by bacteria, although infection by fungi (yeasts and molds) or viruses does occur. The bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) is responsible for about 85% of the cases of acute pyelonephritis. Other common causes include Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Proteus, Enterococcus, and Pseudomonas species. Infection by Proteus species can lead to the formation of stones. E. coli causes only 60% of the acute pyelonephritis cases in the elderly. Kidney infection may also be caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or other Mycobacterium species or by the yeast Candida. Kidney infection can be caused by Group B streptococci in newborns.

Certain women are inherently more susceptible to urinary tract infections. Researchers have found that women who have recurrent infections possess certain markers on their blood cells. Also, the bacteria which commonly cause urinary tract infections stick more readily to the vaginal cells of women who have recurrent infections. Other risk factors for kidney disease include:

* bladder catheterization or instrumentation
* diabetes
* pregnancy
* urinary calculi (stones)
* urinary tract abnormalities
* urinary tract obstruction

The symptoms of kidney infection include fever, shaking chills, nausea, vomiting, and middle to lower back pain which may travel to the abdomen and groin. This pain may be severe. These symptoms may be preceded or accompanied by those associated with bladder infection鈥攆requent, painful urination.

Infants and young children may show fever, irritability, straining on urination, and urine odor. Fewer than half of newborns have fever associated with kidney infection, which makes diagnosis difficult.