Urinary Tract Infection

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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Urinary Tract Infections(Free Handout)


UTI Diagnosis

A clean-catch urine specimen is obtained to diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI). This test involves cleansing the area around the urethral opening and collecting a mid-stream urine sample, preventing bacteria in the genital area from contaminating the sample.

Urinalysis is performed to determine the level of white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria (leukocytes) in the urine. A large nu...Read the full article