In a urinalysis, the presence of bacteria and elevated white blood cell levels in the urine usually indicate a UTI. Further tests may be necessary if you have a history of other urinary conditions. A ...

WASHINGTON, DC --June 30, 2015--Human urine contains factors that prevent a common culprit in urinary tract infections (UTIs), uropathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria, from properly attaching to ...

Q: I have had a UTI several times and know the symptoms. This last time, when I went to urgent care, they said they needed a urine culture before they could treat me. It was another day of being ...

Asparagus aside—most of the reasons urine smells funny are harmless, but four urologists listed others you may not have been ...

People who have recently been found to have drug-resistant bacteria in their urine or stool samples have a greatly increased risk of developing a bloodstream infection that is also resistant to ...

No, urine is not sterile, according to a study presented this week by researchers from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University. Instead, the bodily excretion does contain a diverse array ...

Science is going to great lengths to harness the ability to detect disease before it can wreak havoc on the human body. From a cancer detecting bra, to a smartphone accessory that can detect HIV, new ...

One in five UTI cases may stem from E. coli found in retail meats • Chicken and turkey show the highest contamination rates • Researchers call it a foo ...

NHS surgeon Dr Rajan warns that not all urinary infections are bacterial and antibiotics may not be necessary.

THE clinical diagnosis of pyelonephritis is frequently overlooked, and the disparity between the clinical and post-mortem findings in this infection has been emphasized repeatedly. 1–4 The failure of ...

A cheap new diagnostic test developed by researchers at UC Berkeley promises to effectively identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just minutes from a urine sample. The test is currently being ...

Bio-Synthesis Urine Bacteria RNA Purification Kit is designed for the rapid preparation of bacterial RNA from urine samples. Bacterial RNA can be isolated from both human urine samples and urine ...