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Bonnie J, a 4o0 year old woman with past history of kidney infections

Bonnie J, a 4o0 year old woman with past history of kidney infections

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Usually bacteria causes kidney infection. This bacteria does not enter directly to your kidney but they choose urinary tract like bladder,ureters or urethra,etc to enter the kidney. This can cause damage to one or both lungs at a time. It is very important to treat kidney infections very soon,if not the infection can spread to whole body or become as permanent kidney damage. Most of the times kidney is caused because of E-coli. This may results in kidney failure, high blood pressure, septicemia(blood poisoning),etc. The tips that she should be taken to prevent complications.

* Try to decrease weight,if she is overweight.

* Control blood sugar.

* Physical exercise should be taken.

Treatment should be taken to cure the kidney:-

* Should go to hospital for special care.

* Antibiotics should be taken.

* Penicillin should be taken to stop the growth of bacteria or kills the specific bacteria.

* Treatment includes Sulfamethoxazole, Amoxicillin,Bactrim, Cephalexin, Cipro, Clindamycin, Levaquin,etc.

Nightingale answered 11 months ago
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