Urine test leukocyte esterase
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A few months ago, I participated in unprotected oral and vaginal sex with a partner who has claimed to have only had one previous partner. About two weeks after, I noticed a slight whitish discharge but only when I milked it. I was tested for the usual std/sti's and they all came back negative. So no Chlamydia or Gonorrhea, etc. That being said, the discharge was tested for white blood cells and came back positive so I was treated with 1g Azithromycin.
My question is would NGU have risen any of these values in my urine test? Many of the things the urine test for were infection in my urine but all were normal. I already have HSV1 and my partner swears they have no symptoms of anything. So im guessing HSV2 and syphilis are not likely.
Please advise?
My question is.......I ALWAYS test positive for Leukocyte esterase (WBC esterase). And usually I test it is really high in WBC.....Why would I keep testing postive for WBC? Is this common for IC patients? Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this for me.....And would this also explain why it is so painful? Thanks again for any help you can shine my way!!!
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I was having bad flank pain on the right side and went to my primary dr who said she thought it was muscle spasms and nothing kidney related. However she did a dip urine test in office and it showed a trace of blood. She then said she would forward to the lab further further eval. Well I still have the pain its worse when I sit or lay for a period of time. I received the report in a patient portal thing before the dr office called.
I am a ftm due in July and have already been in the hospital once for contractions, I was kept overnight. Well today I was looking at my urine results from my appointment today. It showed I have 1+ for urine protein & trace for urine leukocyte esterase. My doctors nurse called me to discuss what it means but I missed the call. Help!! Has anyone else had this? I read it can be a sign of preclampseia!
Around two months ago I started seeing a nephrologist to see if the blood is coming from the kidneys, and around the same time my UA test started showing protein in my urine. Bellow are the results of my last UA and a 24hr urine protein. With this results, Is the protein in my urine secondary to the gross hematuria or am I having protein in my urine because some how my kidneys are not working right???
Any help will be really appreciated.
high protein (.3 g/l) high glucose (2.8 mmol/l) and high leukocyte esterase (75WBC/uL) . Ketone, blood, nitrate were negative and ph, Gravity, and alb / creat ratio is normal. All the blood tests show high fasting cholesterol but are otherwise all normal ( normal blood glucose, immunology, immunofixation, chemistry, hematology) I don't have any of the symptoms of a UTI, I almost never have to pee. What's wrong with me?
I am not familiar with this reporting method, but it all looks quite normal. The numbers that they provide as being "less than" are probably the lowest values that this laboratory can detect. Your values are all less than their detectable amount, which is good,
As to your previous values, ketones in your urine indicate that your cells are starving. Skip lunch and provide a urine sample in several hours and your ketones will be positive. By itself, ketonuria is not a serious issue.
It is no surprise to me that your doctor found enterococcus in your urine- it is normally there although the quantity that you mention is a higher than normal (are you sure there were 20,000,000 organisms per milliliter of urine- this is extraordinarily high) and ay warrant treatment, particularly if there were other abnormalities on your urinalysis such as a positive leukocyte esterase test or increased numbers of white blood cells.
4 H, Absolute Neutrophils= 8978 H, occult blood= 3+, Protein= trace, Leukocyte esterase= 1+, WBC= 10-20, RBC= 10-20, Vitamin D 25-OH= 24 L
Doctor send to do a second test, and this are the results: WBC= 11.06 H, Absolute Neutrophils= 8108 H, specific gravity= cloudy, Occult Blood= 3+, RBC= 10-20, Bacteria= moderate, Calcium Oxalate Crystals= Moderate
I have been refer to Urologist and oncologist. I would like to know what could be happening to my daughter?
Anyway, even if you had only scant discharge that you missed, the negative WBC test (leukocyte esterase) assures you were not infected.
So don't overthink it. Just move on without worry. Once you are confident nothing is wrong -- psychologically confident as well as intellectually -- I'm confident your remaining symptoms will fade away. Not all symptoms mean disease, and you have no infection.
t have any STD from this exposure -- and that your positive leukocyte esterase (WBC) test is false positive, or reflects transient WBCs which are often normal. But I cannot guarantee this, and believe at this point the wisest course is the professional evaulation I suggested. Do not test yourself for gonorrhea, chlamydia or anything else; the hands-on clinical examination by a health care provider is equally important.
If you still have symptoms then you may want to ask the doctor if you should collect another sample. If you had numerous WBC and/or you have nitrates positive or leukocyte esterase positive it probably is an infection . I would go by your symptoms and if you still have the problem then see if you can re-collect another sample. They won't do anything if there are 3 or more types of large numbers of bacteria in the sample.
Hello. I had a urinalysis done and it a small level of leukocyte esterase and a level of 6-15 WB, but no nitrites and I have no physical symptoms. My doctor had me come in for a follow-up urinalysis and that strip showed RBC as positive now. She sent it out for culture but I am curious if anyone has thoughts on what could cause this without symptoms?
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