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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.
The American Diabetes Association recommends three tests to check for kidney damage. These tests are blood pressure, urine albumin, and a creatinine blood test to calculate an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Creatinine is a waste product that is filtered out of the blood by healthy kidneys.