Urinary Tract Infection - Bacterial Pathogens
Urinary Tract Infection
Laboratory Diagnosis
- Bacteria in the urine
- Nitrate test
- Leukocytes in urine
Antibiotic Treatment
References & Additional Information
- Flores-Mireles, Ana L., Jennifer N. Walker, Michael Caparon, and Scott J. Hultgren. “Urinary Tract Infections: Epidemiology, Mechanisms of Infection and Treatment Options.” Nature Reviews. Microbiology 13, no. 5 (May 2015): 269–84. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3432.
- Wilson, Michael L., and Loretta Gaido. “Laboratory Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Patients.” Clinical Infectious Diseases 38, no. 8 (April 15, 2004): 1150–58. https://doi.org/10.1086/383029.