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Cloudy or murky urine is a sign of a urinary tract infection, which may also have an offensive smell. Murky urine may also be caused by the presence of bacteria, mucus, white blood cells or red blood cells, epithelial cells, fat, or phosphates.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Pelvis

Is Symptom of

Urinary tract infections in women
Condition
Urinary tract infections in children
Condition
Urinary tract infections
Condition
Gonorrhea
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Urethritis
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