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If nitrites are found in urine, but have no uti symptoms; could there be another cause?
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No : Unless there is error or malfuntion of devices that determined the nitrites, its presence means bacteria are present. Mammals don't make this substance at all. If you have a UTI without symptoms this means you have bacteruria. This should be evaluated by your urologist.
Answered 6/10/2014
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