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My mother's uti's don't show up in a urinalysis. what's the next step?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not infected: If there is no signs of inflammation on a urinalysis, why do you think she is infected? This may be a case of interstitial cystitis.

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Answered 5/12/2015

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