Home Test for Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infection Home Test

Results

You can buy test kits without a doctor's order (nonprescription) to check for urinary tract infections (UTIs) at home. Results are ready right away.

Home test for urinary tract infections

Normal:	Nitrite dipstick test:	No nitrite is found in the urine. Normal results are called negative.
	Leukocyte dipstick test:	No white blood cells (leukocytes) are found in the urine. Normal results are called negative.
Abnormal:	Nitrite dipstick test:	Nitrite is found in the urine. These results are called positive.
	Leukocyte dipstick test:	White blood cells (leukocytes) are found in the urine. These results are called positive.

Call your doctor if the test result is positive.

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Author:	Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: July 17, 2006
Medical Review:	Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology
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