Original Research Article
Year: 2018 | Month: October | Volume: 5 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 360-362
Alterations in Urine Routine Microscopic Analysis in Patients with Urinary Tract Infection
Mohd Khalid1, Mohd Rashid2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Ilmul Amraz, Hakeem Rais Unani Medical College, Sambhal, U. P., India
2Professor, Department of Microbiology, F. H. Medical College, Tundla, Agra, U. P., India
Corresponding Author: Mohd Rashid
ABSTRACT
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is among the leading reasons for treatment in adult primary care medicine, accounting for a considerable percentage of antibiotic prescriptions.
Aim: The current study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital in western UP, India with an aim to identify the markers of urinary tract infection by urine routine microscopic analysis.
Method: Urine of UTI patients was examined by physical, chemical (protein and glucose) and by microscopy methods.
Result: Urine color of the majority of patients was found to be pale yellow with turbid appearance. Protein was present in most of the samples whereas glucose was present in a minor number of samples. Microscopy revealed increase in pus and epithelial cells count in most of the samples while bacteria were present in all the samples.
Conclusion: It can be concluded from the present study that appearance, presence of protein, pus cells, epithelial cells and bacteria, all taken together can serve as a strong indicator of UTI.
Key words: urinary tract infection, routine microscopy,
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