A 24-year-old female asked:
Abnormal urine epithelial cell large number of urine bacteria hyaline cast high & mixed flora of 3 oraganisms. what does this mean?
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Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Contaminated specime: The urine was clearly not collected using a clean midstream catch and is contaminated with vaginal secretions. A UTI with more than a single organism is a rarity and would have to be further evaluated by experts. Disregard these results, they mean nothing.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Abnormal urine epithelial cell large number of urine bacteria hyaline cast high & mixed flora of 3 oraganisms. What does this mean? How do I treat it?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Grindstaffanswered
Addiction Medicine 39 years experience
Ti is probably: not a good urine specimen and is contaminated (not a clean catch) with the large amount of epithelial cells and multiple organisms. You need a better quality specimen to be tested.
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Last updated Nov 15, 2014
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