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Relation between Pyuria and Bacteriuria in Urinary Tract Infections

Suman Kumar Kotwal, Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001, India. , Sikander Chirag1 , Suman Kumar Kotwal2 , Shalija Kotwal3 , Nadia Choudhary4

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Indian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 5(1):p 17-20, January- June 2018. | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijmhs.2347.9981.5118.3

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Introduction: As urinary tract infections are very common in all age groups and its prevalence is increasing due to various factors like poor hygiene, increasing prevalence of diabetes and injudicious use of antimicrobials. Some patients have significant pyuria with bacteriuria, some have only pyuria without bacteriuria, while some have bacteriuria without pyuria. This study was conducted to find relationship between pyuria and bacteriuria in patients with urinary tract infections.

Materials and methods: Urine samples from 100 patients were taken out of which 71 were females and 29 were males. Routine microscopy of urine samples was done and WBC count of more than 5/HPF was taken significant. Urine samples were processed according to guidelines and cultured on Hichrome UTI agar,Macconkey agar and Blood
agar which was incubated at 370C. The organisms which growed on them were biochemically confirmed.

Results: Out of 100 urine samples 40 showed significant pyuria and 60 showed insignificant pyuria. 21 were culture positive with significant pyuria and 19 were culture negative.

Conclusion: In conclusion as number of pus cells increases on urine microscopy yield of bacterias on culture media also increased.

Keywords: UTI; Pyuria; Bacteriuria; Culture.
 

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