How To Check Urine for an Infection

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Tip 1 - Home Test for Urinary Tract Infections

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ray Atkins | permalink

Nonprescription test kits are available to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the privacy and convenience of your home.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/home-test-for-urinary-tract-infections ^[1]

Tip 2 - Urine Tests Don't Always Confirm Urinary Infections, Study Finds

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jose da Costa | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - Urine Test

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tsukasa Kun Urusei 3574 | permalink

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]

Tip 4 - Bladder Infection

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thomas Hebert | permalink

For further reading: http://www.healthline.com/health/bladder-infection ^[4]

Tip 5 - Understanding urine tests - PubMed Health - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by F BAHIENSE | permalink

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]