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If bag for babies urine sample was contaminated can high level of white blood cell test be false?also second bag for culture make test false neg?
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No bags!!: If there is a significant concern for a urine infection in a baby, a bag specimen should never be used. It's akin to pooping on an area before a culture is collected instead of a nice sterile clean sight. The baby should be catheterized with a tiny feeding tube or small cath tube and a truly clean specimen obtained. So many false positives from dirty specimens and then unclear results.
Answered 12/4/2013
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