A kidney infection, also known as pyelonephritis, is a type of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) caused by bacteria or viruses. Bacteria, particularly E. coli, are the most common cause, travelling from ...

Infections in the lower urinary tract rarely migrate to the kidneys, but the precise mechanism that the human body employs to keep the twin organs disease-free has remained a medical mystery—until now ...

Kidney infections can be an uncomfortable experience, and staying physically active while experiencing an infection that causes back pain can be especially challenging. If back pain is getting in the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most children with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are not at increased risk of chronic kidney disease later in life, a new study suggests. "If there is no ...

Hispanic, Latino, and non-Hispanic Black Americans on dialysis for end-stage kidney disease have a higher risk of developing life-threatening bloodstream infections, a new report says. And those ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Actress Christina Applegate has revealed that she was recently hospitalized with an infection that spread to both kidneys. The “Married… with Children” and “Dead to Me” star, who ...

Researchers aiming to predict which staph-infection patients might develop a related kidney disease have found a high frequency of gene mutations in the infecting bacteria of affected patients, which ...