Urine concentration should be taken into account when interpreting pyuria in infants.
The relationship between pyuria and true urinary tract infection (UTI) remains controversial. Most studies have assessed pyuria using manual microscopy in centrifuged urine. However, standard practice at most centres now involves automated urinalysis of uncentrifuged urine, thus pyuria in dilute sam...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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