Kidney Infection Treatment Child. Based on a child s age less than 2 months overall health or how severe the infection he or she may need to be admitted to the hospital. One or both kidneys may be infected.
If you don t get treatment a kidney infection can cause serious problems like. Be sure to make and go to all appointments and call your doctor or nurse call line if your child is having problems. Your gp may refer you to hospital if you have an underlying problem that makes you vulnerable to kidney infections.
Quick treatment is important to prevent a kidney infection.
A child may be referred to a pediatric nephrologist a doctor who specializes in treating kidney diseases and kidney failure in children for treatment. Children with a kidney disease that is causing high blood pressure may need to take medications to lower their blood pressure. The infection usually starts in your child s bladder or urethra and moves into his or her kidney. Children should drink plenty of liquids and urinate often to speed healing.