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Hospitalized With Kidney Infection. What Does Blood Report Suggest?
I was hospitalized tuesday evening with a severe kidney infections. On some of my blood work I see the following wich seem like they could be bad. Are they?
Nitrite, Urine - tested positive against a standard of negative
Leukocyte Esterase, Urine tested Trace against a standard of negative
Nitrite, Urine - tested positive against a standard of negative
Leukocyte Esterase, Urine tested Trace against a standard of negative
Sat, 7 Jun 2014
Thanks for your query. The tests you described are showing the same thing which you know, ie the urine infection. Now what is the severity of infection and if it is bad or not depends largely on the clinical conditions for which we need other details including blood reports, sonography of kidneys, urine culture, kidney function tests and knowledge about other medical co morbidities.
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