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What Does Count Of 15-12 Pus Cells In Urine In Infant Indicate?

Gd afternoon doctor.
Our 6 month daughter was diagnosed with UTI yesterday with about 15-12 pus cells count. They have started with Advent antibiotics (Cipla) and have given urine for a culture. Trust it is going in the right direction? Is that pus cell count a very very bad one? We, being first time parent, are very worried - espceially with the fever that keeps coming and going for the last 6-7 days.
Tue, 19 Dec 2017
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Hi, Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic. 12-15 pus cells in urine are considered to be mildly elevated. Severe cases come with >100 pus cells/hpf too. Sometimes we report such a high number as 'too numerous to count'. The protocol says to give a urine cluture right away and start the antibiotic after that. Once the culture report is received 48-72 hours later, the antibiotic can be changed if need be. UTI is a common cause of fever with chills and rigors. Kindly get her investigated thoroughly in case the UTI keeps recurring.
One time episode is nothing to worry about.
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What Does Count Of 15-12 Pus Cells In Urine In Infant Indicate?

Hi, Thanks for asking on Healthcaremagic. 12-15 pus cells in urine are considered to be mildly elevated. Severe cases come with 100 pus cells/hpf too. Sometimes we report such a high number as too numerous to count . The protocol says to give a urine cluture right away and start the antibiotic after that. Once the culture report is received 48-72 hours later, the antibiotic can be changed if need be. UTI is a common cause of fever with chills and rigors. Kindly get her investigated thoroughly in case the UTI keeps recurring. One time episode is nothing to worry about.