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Signs of a kidney infection?

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Fever and pain: Fever, nausea, vomiting, pain with urination, back pain, abdominal pain, blood in your urine, chills.

Dr Beard agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Fever: Nausea vommitting flank pain.

Answered 8/20/2014

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Dr. Francisco R. Rodriguez answered

Specializes in Urology

Kidney infection: Usually fever, chills, flank pain, sometime associated with burning on urination, frequency and blood and white cells in the urine.

Answered 3/13/2020

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