INTERPRETING URINALYSIS AND URINE CULTURE RESULTS

INTERPRETING URINALYSIS AND

URINE CULTURE RESULTS

Philip Sloane, MD, MPH Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics

UNC School of Medicine

SHOW COLONIZATION VS INFECTION VIDEO HERE

Interpreting a Urinalysis

DIPSTICK Helps identify if patient is

hydrated / dehydrated

Marker for common bacterial pathogens *

Marker for white blood cells in the urine

MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS White blood cells

Red blood cells

* E Coli, Klebsiella and Proteus produce nitrite from nitrate. Pseudomonas, enterococci and coagulase negative staphylococci do not.

Sample Urinalysis #1

Sample Urinalysis #2

Sample Urinalysis #3

Sample Urinalysis #4

Interpreting a Urine Culture ? 1 [No Growth]

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