How To Check Urine for an Infection

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Home Test for Urinary Tract Infections More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Ray Atkins | permalink
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Nonprescription test kits are available to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the privacy and convenience of your home.
Tags: Bladder infection, bladder infection (cystitis), Bladder Infections, Cystitis, home urinary tract infection (UTI) test, Kidney infection, Urinary tract infection, urinary tract infection self-test, Urinary tract infections, urine culture, UTI, UTI self-te

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/home-test-for-urinary-tract-infections ^[1]

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Urine Tests Don't Always Confirm Urinary Infections, Study Finds More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Jose da Costa | permalink
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Doctors can rely on symptoms to start treatment, experts say
Tags: urine tests, uti, urinary infection

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/women/news/20131113/urine-tests-dont-always-confirm-urinary-infections-study-finds ^[2]

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Urine Test More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Tsukasa Kun Urusei 3574 | permalink
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A urine test measures several different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. A routine urine screening test may be done to help find the cause for many types of symptoms.
Tags: brown urine, cloudy urine, dark urine, foul-smelling urine, glucose urine test, pink urine, protein urine test, proteinuria test, red urine, test for urine protein, UA, urinary disorder, urinary problems, Urinary tract infection, Urinary tract infections,

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/urine-test ^[3]

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Bladder Infection More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Thomas Hebert | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.healthline.com/health/bladder-infection ^[4]

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Understanding urine tests - PubMed Health - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by F BAHIENSE | permalink
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Most people will have already given a urine sample at some point in their lives. Urine samples are needed for urine tests, which are used for things like testing for particular diseases or monitoring their progress. For instance, urine test strips can be used to indicate whether you have a urinary tract infection.
Tags: PubMed Health, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI, United States National Library of Medicine, NLM, health information, medical encyclopedia

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072534/ ^[5]

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1. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/home-test-for-urinary-tract-infections

2. http://www.webmd.com/women/news/20131113/urine-tests-dont-always-confirm-urinary-infections-study-finds

3. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/urine-test

4. http://www.healthline.com/health/bladder-infection

5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072534/