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What about silent utis? my pediatrician noted he is quite concerned based on the concentration of bacteria "but is not a specialist". what if it is a uti that goes untreated? how would they know if it's a faulty test (i did collect the urine while she s

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Quality matters: Proper urine collection in a girl requires either a catheter or a clean catch, where the labia are wiped clean & spread while direct urine flow from the pee hole is captured.Squat pee from a basin includes vaginal debris which is unreliable.A urine culture from a good sample growing a single germ defines a UTI, not germs detected by a simple dipstick.True UTI's produce fever in these kids.

Answered 11/28/2017

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