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Leukocytes and nitrites in urine
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 53 years experience
Asymptomatic UTI: Bacteria in urine without symptoms (and often without other UTI abnormalities) is called asymptomatic bacteriuria. It's quite common in older women, o... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
How obtained ?: If you did a squat pee into a collection tray or just tested it as it flows, part of your sample may include a vaginal washout. There are often such f... Read More
325 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A Verified Doctoranswered
44 years experience
UA results: Nitrites indicate bacterial abundance. If negative, then very low grade infection or no infection exists. Leuk esterase indicates leukocyte enzyme r... Read More
3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Venkata Valluryanswered
Pediatrics 43 years experience
Urine: as the nitrite is negative you do not have an infection one can see white cells from the skin that get into the urine which can show up positive you d... Read More
3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 49 years experience
See below: If the diet is lacking in nitrates, lack of nitrite in urine is meaningless. There may be infection with organisms that do not make nitrite, or the in... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 49 years experience
Need to evaluate: You may have urinary infection and it would be a good idea to see your doctor for an evaluation and if needed, treatment.
3.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
It is not unusual: It is not unusual to have wbcs with negative nitrites.It may be a good idea to know if you are on Antibiotics& what grows in urine cultuse,Wheneve... Read More
720 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Samuel Leeanswered
Urology 31 years experience
Urine culture: Urine culture is needed to confirm if the antibiotic is the correct choice. It is also possible you may have a kidney stone. Kidney ultrasound may b... Read More
2.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 58 years experience
Microscopic exam: To make a diagnosis of a UTI your urine should be spun down and examined under the microscope and the WBC should be counted.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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