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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.
A blood test and a urine test are used to find kidney disease. Because you are at risk, you should get these tests regularly: 1  GFR-A blood test measures how much blood your kidneys filter each minute, which is known as your glomerular filtration rate (GFR).