Home Test For Urinary Tract Infections: Results
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You can buy test kits without a doctor's order (nonprescription) to check for urinary tract infections (UTIs) at home. Results are ready right away.
| Normal: | Nitrite dipstick test: | No nitrite is found in the urine. Normal results are called negative. |
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Leukocyte dipstick test: | No white blood cells (leukocytes) are found in the urine. Normal results are called negative. | |
| Abnormal: | Nitrite dipstick test: | Nitrite is found in the urine. These results are called positive. |
Leukocyte dipstick test: | White blood cells (leukocytes) are found in the urine. These results are called positive. |
Call your doctor if the test result is positive.
| Last updated: | July 08, 2008 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer |
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