Urine Microscopy as Screening Method for Bacteriuria
- 12 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 211 (3) , 209-211
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1982.tb01928.x
Abstract
Fresh urine samples from 90 ambulatory patients with urological disorders were examined for leukocytes by counting the number of WBC[white blood cell]/mm3 and per high power field (HPF) in sediment. Bacteria could be cultured in 20 samples, 18 of which contained > 8 WBC/mm3. Two (3%) of the 63 samples with .ltoreq. 8 WBC/mm3 contained bacteria. Bacteriuria was found in 2 (3%) of 65 samples containing 0-1 WBC/HPF. Microscopic examination of the sediment might be used for the screening of patients with a high frequency and urgency of micturition for bacteriuria. A normal number of urinary leukocytes (.ltoreq. 8/mm3) indicates that no bacteria will be found in culture. Leukocyturia indicates a high probability of bacteriuria.Keywords
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