A kidney infection is a type of urinary tract infection caused when bacteria enter into your urethra, a tube that carries urine of the body and travels up from your bladder into one or both of your kidneys. Every year every 1 in 2,000 people gets a kidney infection in the U.S. A kidney infection can be more serious than lower UTIs. Timely treatment of kidney infection doesn't cause any serious problem in your body, but it could make you feel very sick. In case a kidney infection is left untreated it may get worse and may even cause permanent kidney damage. It is very important to know the symptoms of a kidney infection so that timely treatment can be started. Its symptoms are pain in your side, lower back, or around your genitals. fever, shivering or chills, feeling sick, loss of appetite, and pain while urinating. Consult a urologist to get the most appropriate treatment for the kidney infection.










