Researchers have determined that bacteria are present in the bladders of some healthy women, which discredits the common belief that normal urine is sterile. Researchers have determined that bacteria ...

Americans suffer from 4 million urinary tract infections a year—they account for about one percent of all outpatient visits. Now, the primary means of diagnosing these conditions and other ...

Urine naturally contains bacteria. While the level of bacteria may be low, the presence of any bacteria prevents something from being sterile. If drinking urine was your survivalist backup plan, we’ve ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Diagnostic indications include collection of a sterile urine specimen for culture and urinalysis (especially in a young child who ...

May 2, 2012 — Ruling out a urinary tract infection (UTI) is essential in the differential diagnosis for a febrile child, and several methods are available for collecting urine. A study published ...

Urologist Nick Burns-Cox from Somerset Hospitals NHS Trust and his team A hospital specialist has invented a new product that manages to reduce plastic and simplify the process of testing urine.

New research debunks the myth that urine doesn’t contain bacteria…and calls traditional lab techniques into question Erin Blakemore Correspondent Americans suffer from 4 million urinary tract ...