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Pyuria is a urinary condition characterized by a high number of white blood cells in the urine. It is generally characterized as the presence of 10 or more white blood cells per cubic millimeter in a sample of urine, 3 or more white cells per high-power field of unspun urine, a positive result on [[Gram staining|Gram's staining]] of an unspun urine specimen, or a urinary dipstick test that is positive for [[leukocyte esterase]]. Pyuria most commonly occurs in [[urinary tract infections]] (UTI) and/or [[sepsis]]. Other causes include [[Sterile pyuria differential diagnosis|sterile pyuria]], [[STDs]], [[pneumonia]], [[interstitial cystitis]], [[kidney stones]], pelvic infections and urinary fistulas. Long-term usage of some medications, including aspirin, diuretics, nitrofurantoin, PPIs and NSAIDs, induces pyuria. | |||
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Revision as of 15:39, 14 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Pyuria is a urinary condition characterized by a high number of white blood cells in the urine. It is generally characterized as the presence of 10 or more white blood cells per cubic millimeter in a sample of urine, 3 or more white cells per high-power field of unspun urine, a positive result on Gram's staining of an unspun urine specimen, or a urinary dipstick test that is positive for leukocyte esterase. Pyuria most commonly occurs in urinary tract infections (UTI) and/or sepsis. Other causes include sterile pyuria, STDs, pneumonia, interstitial cystitis, kidney stones, pelvic infections and urinary fistulas. Long-term usage of some medications, including aspirin, diuretics, nitrofurantoin, PPIs and NSAIDs, induces pyuria.
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