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Doctors often diagnose kidney infections based on signs and symptoms, such as fever and back pain. If your doctor suspects you have a kidney infection, you may be asked to provide a urine sample to test for bacteria, blood or pus is in your urine.
When a structural problem is suspected, a variety of imaging tests can be used to evaluate the kidneys. A sample of kidney tissue, a biopsy, is sometimes helpful in diagnosing the specific cause of a problem. Tests commonly used for screening and diagnosis. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKEDP) recommend that people who are at high risk be screened for kidney disease to detect it in its earliest stages.