My daughter was diagnosed with a kidney infection last Thursday how long will this last?

She is 18 years old and has been on Cipro and Loratab now for 5 days. The first day she was on IV antibiotics at the hospital. She still has a fever and pain. When should she start to feel some relief?

I would suggest that you get in touch with the physician that is caring for your daughter. Since she has received IV antibiotics, has been on oral antibiotics for 5 days and is still uncomfortable she may need to have her urine retested or blood tests done to check to see if the antibiotics she is on are the proper antibiotics for this infection. Retesting will check to make sure that she doesn't have some new type of bacteria involved or that there isn't something else going on too. . She may need different antibiotics. Below is a website and some info that may help you. Good luck and I hope that your daughter is feeling better soon.

Kidney infections or Pyelonehpritis:

The goals of treatment are control of the infection and reduction of symptoms. Acute symptoms usually disappear within 48 to 72 hours after appropriate treatment.
Intravenous (IV) antibiotics may be used initially to control the bacterial infection if your infection is severe or you cannot take antibiotics by mouth. In acute cases of pyelonephritis, you may receive a 10- to 14-day course of antibiotics.
Chronic pyelonephritis may require long-term antibiotic therapy. It is imperative that you finish taking the entire course of prescribed antibiotics.
Most cases of pyelonephritis get better without complication after the treatment. However, the treatment may need to be aggressive or prolonged. If sepsis occurs, it can be fatal.

*If you have pyelonephritis, call your health care provider if new symptoms develop, especially decreased urine output, persistent high fever, or severe flank pain or back pain.

ask her doctor