Kidney Infection

Kidney infections are caused by microbes such as bacteria that typically travel from the bladder up to the kidneys making them reddened and full of yellow pus as seen to the left. Notice the lack of pus in the healthy kidney to the right. Bacteria prevents the kidneys from filtering waste properly. Unfortunately, the bacteria can also spread from your kidneys to your blood and become a systemic infection. As a result, a kidney infection… Continue reading