What Is a Kidney Infection?
7. Risk Factors
No person is completely safe from developing a kidney infection. However, some people are more prone than others are. One of the main risk categories is women, and the female anatomy makes it more likely that bacteria from outside will end up in the urethra. Other risk categories include people that have a weakened immune system.
This can be caused by certain medication, and it can also be caused by other diseases like HIV. Blockages like kidney stones can also make a kidney infection more likely, and certain medical conditions with the urinary tract can also increase the chances of a kidney infection occurring.
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