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What does high white blood cell but no nitrites in urine mean? my urine culture came back clean but have high white blood cell count.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Elevated White Cells: Elevation of the white blood cell count usually represents a bacterial infection.

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Answered 6/20/2016

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