What does positive urine granulocyte esterase mean

Positive urine granulocyte esterase in routine urine examination, consider the possibility of urinary tract infection, but also combined with white blood cells, bacteria and other indicators to further clarify the diagnosis. Urine routine examination of urine granulocyte esterase positive, it is considered to be caused by urinary tract infection, when the emergence of urinary tract infection, the patient can appear urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urinary pain symptoms, and sometimes there is blood in the urine and the bladder region of the bladder area, if the urine routine examination of leukocytes per high magnification field of view is greater than five, the number of bacteria appear to be over the standard, can be clearly diagnosed as a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections can be treated with sensitive antibiotics, such as cefixime, levofloxacin, furotoxin, etc., and at the same time, drink more water and urinate more.