Peeing helps your body get rid of waste. But sometimes there may be a blockage, leakage, infection, or other problem preventing urine from fully leaving your body. Uroflowmetry is a diagnostic ...

A urine protein test measures the amount of protein in a urine sample. A doctor may suggest this test to help evaluate and monitor kidney function and potentially detect kidney damage. The kidneys ...

This study aimed to compare the results of flow cytometric urine analysis and urine culture for the rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections and to determine the leukocyte and bacterial cutoffs ...

To investigate the association between the results of urinalysis and those of concurrent urine cultures, and to construct a prediction model for the results of urine culture. A total of 42,713 ...

Urine can reveal a lot about a person's health. But physicians don't currently have a convenient or fast way of tracking the concentration of important compounds in their patients' urine. Now, ...

Patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) could receive the right antibiotic far sooner, thanks to a new test that produces results within hours rather than days. Researchers at the University of ...

Bladder trabeculation happens when the walls of the bladder thicken, making them harder to contract. When that happens, it’s harder for people to completely empty their bladder when they urinate.

Bladder neck obstruction is a blockage in the bladder neck, which is the narrow part of the bladder that connects to the urethra and allows urine to leave the body. Bladder neck obstruction, or ...

Many women with bladder cancer are initially told they have a UTI. A consultant urologist explains the symptoms to watch for ...

This study analyzed the best way to test for sexually transmitted infections in women, specifically chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. Although vaginal swabs are the recommended sample type, ...

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX, popularly known as BD, recently announced the commercial launch of the BD Vacutainer Urine Complete Cup Kit, a three-tube urine collection system designed to expand ...