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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.
You have two kidneys. Their main job is to filter wastes and extra water out of your blood to make urine. Two tests are used to check for kidney disease. 1  A blood test checks your GFR, which tells how well your kidneys are filtering.  A urine test checks for albumin in your urine, a sign of kidney damage.