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What does it mean when you have nitrates in your urine?
The presence of nitrates in urine can indicate a urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by bacteria that convert nitrates into nitrites as part of their metabolism. It is important to consult a healthcare professional for proper diagnosis and treatment if nitrates are detected in urine.
How do nitrates get into urine?
Nitrates can enter urine through dietary ingestion of nitrates from foods such as leafy green vegetables, root vegetables, and processed meats. The body metabolizes dietary nitrates into nitrites, which are then excreted in the urine.
Could you have chlamydia if there is no bacteria in your urine?
Yes. A culture to detect bacteria in the urine does not check for chlamydia. The urine test for chlamydia is not a standard urinalysis or urine culture, but is a specific test to detect chlamydia's genetic material. Ask for the test specifically if you are concerned.
Can nitrates in the urine be caused by kidney stones?
Nitrates in urine are typically associated with bacterial infections rather than kidney stones. While kidney stones can lead to urinary tract issues, they do not directly cause the presence of nitrates. If nitrates are detected in urine, it usually indicates the presence of certain bacteria that convert urinary nitrates to nitrites, suggesting a possible urinary tract infection. Therefore, the presence of nitrates is more indicative of infection than of kidney stones.
What physical characteristics can you find in urine if you have chlamydia?
You may get positive leukocytes on a urine dip, but a person can have chlamydia and have no changes in urine other than those detected by a specific chlamydia test.
Which sexual transmited infection causes blood in urine?
A severe urinary tract infection that has moved into the kidneys or any infection in the kidneys can cause blood in the urine. If you are seeing blood in your urine see a doctor as an infection in the kidneys can cause permanent kidney failure
Is a urine test accurate to test for chlamydia?
A normal blood test will not detect the infection. To diagnose chlamydia, you need a urine test or swab of the vagina, urethra, rectum, throat, or eye. Blood tests can look for evidence of past infection with chlamydia, but these are of no use in determining current infection and aren't used to diagnose or treat disease.
How soon can chlamydia show up in urine?
Urine tests are effective for testing chlamydia, as long as the right test is ordered. A routine urinalysis or urine culture will not detect chlamydia. The specific chlamydia test needs to be ordered. There is a DNA amplification test that can be performed for chlamydia and gonorrhea on a urine sample. The urine, however, should not be a midstream sample - it should be the first urine that is urinated to get any of the bacteria that were growing in the urethra.
What causes nitrits in urine?
According to WebMD: Nitrites. Bacteria that cause a urinary tract infection (UTI) make an enzyme that changes urinary nitrates to nitrites. Nitrites in urine show a UTI is present.
Can chlamydia make you urine creamy?
Pus cells from chlamydia may change the appearance of urine. Get tested if you think you're at risk of STDs.
Can chlamydia cause dementia?
Chlamydia doesn't cause dementia.
Are chlamydia cocci?
Cocci and bacilli do not cause chlamydia. Cocci cause gonorrhea.
