Urol. praxi. 2018;19(4):158-161 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2018.078

The issue of sterile pyuria in urological practice

MUDr. Jiří Kladenský
UROGENITAS, s. r. o., Brno

Pyuria (leukocyturia) is a typical sign of urinary tract infections and is usually accompanied by bacteriuria in the urinesediment. In sterile (abacterial) pyuria, there is no finding of bacteriuria in the urine sediment and the urine culture isnegative. As a matter of fact, sterile pyuria is not rare and occurs in the population in 14 % of women and 3 % of men. Thearticle deals with the most frequent causes of sterile pyuria and briefly presents the basic diagnostic options within thedifferential diagnosis.

Keywords: urine sediment, sterile pyuria, sterile leukocyturia

Published: October 1, 2018  Show citation

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Kladenský J. The issue of sterile pyuria in urological practice. Urol. praxi. 2018;19(4):158-161. doi: 10.36290/uro.2018.078.
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