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How effective is sulfamethoxazole_/_trimethoprim (bactrim) for treating a kidney infection?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

UTI: It is really good if the bug causing the UTI is sensitive to it.

Answered 5/18/2017

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Does kidney infection always have fever. ? I am on bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) for UTI for 2 weeks. Still having some urgency pain and now have periodic back pain.

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I took Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) to treat UTI for three days. I am worse. Now have Vomiting, nausea, cramps, burning urination, fever, and low temps of 96.4. What could this be? Could it be a kidney infection?

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