Urinalysis and urinary tract infection: update for clinicians.

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J L Young,D E Soper,

Dysuria is a common presenting complaint of women and urinalysis is a valuable tool in the initial evaluation of this presentation. Clinicians need to be aware that pyuria is the best determinate of bacteriuria requiring therapy and that values significant for infection differ depending on the method of analysis. A hemocytometer yields a value of > or = 10 WBC/mm3 significant for bacteriuria, while manual microscopy studies show > or = 8 WBC/high-power field reliably predicts a positive urine culture. In cases of uncomplicated symptomatic urinary tract infection, a positive value for nitrites and leukocyte esterase by urine dipstick can be treated without the need for a urine culture. Automated urinalysis used widely in large volume laboratories provides more sensitive detection of leukocytes and bacteria in the urine. With automated microscopy, a value of > 2 WBC/hpf is significant pyuria indicative of inflammation of the urinary tract. In complicated cases such as pregnancy, recurrent infection or renal involvement, further evaluation is necessary including manual microscopy and urine culture with sensitivities.

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Urinalysis and urinary tract infection: update for clinicians. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Review

Journal: Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology

VOLUME: 9

Page Numbers: 249-55

Journal Abbreviation: Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol

ISSN: 1064-7449

DAY: 21

MONTH: 01

YEAR: 2001

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Urinary Tract Infections

MESH TERMS: urine

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AFFILIATION: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.

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