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Urinary tract infections increase the risk of chronic kidney disease.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that urinary tract infections increase the risk of chronic kidney disease?

Partly. Evidence is mixed and only partial: one pediatric review states febrile recurrent UTIs may lead to renal scarring and chronic kidney disease, while a narrative review says most childhood UTIs do not lead to future CKD when promptly treated, and a reference article notes recurrent UTIs are a rare cause of CKD (0.33%). Several other items concern the reverse direction, kidney disease predisposing to UTI.

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Evidence for · 1
Probiotics in the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in children
2017
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Danuta, Z. (2017). Probiotics in the prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in children. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.15557/PiMR.2017.0035

Evidence against · 2
Urinary tract infection
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Urinary tract infection. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection

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Predictive Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection
2026
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Uwaezuoke, S. N. (2026). Predictive Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Childhood Urinary Tract Infection. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5152/turkjnephrol.2026.251148

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