Urinary tract infection when the patient’s urine routine will show changes such as elevated white blood cells, elevated red blood cells, and positive nitrites.
Urinary tract infection is a disease caused by the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the urinary system, at this time, the laboratory urine routine will appear the following abnormal changes, specifically including:.
1. elevated white blood cells: after the occurrence of urinary tract infection will first stimulate the body, the body will produce a large number of white blood cells to kill bacteria, these white blood cells will also enter the urine, causing the urine routine white blood cells elevated.
2. Elevated erythrocytes: After the occurrence of urinary tract infections, pathogenic bacteria may damage the urinary system and cause erythrocytes to rise in the urine, so the urine test will find that the erythrocytes in the urine is significantly higher.
3. Nitrite positive: when the causative organism of urinary tract infection is Escherichia coli, this kind of bacteria will make the urine nitrate into nitrite, so the urine test will find nitrite positive.
In addition, when a urinary tract infection occurs, there will be many other abnormal indicators of urine routine, if there is discomfort, please consult a doctor in time.