| Nowadays different types of urine tests can be done | | | | sometimes blood appears during a bladder infection. |
| to find if bladder infection exists. Three types of | | | | It takes a few minutes to do this test and depending |
| urine tests like urinalysis (U/A), microscopic urinalysis | | | | on how strongly these substances show up, it can be |
| (U/A micro) and urine culture are used. | | | | interpreted in three ways: bladder infection unlikely |
| In the doctor's office or a lab urinalysis (U/A) can be | | | | when an infection is unlikely if the U/A is normal, |
| done. In the urine sample a dipstick is placed and up | | | | bladder infection possible an infection may be present |
| to ten different substances can be detected. Three | | | | if one or two substances show up weak and bladder |
| important substances that show up positive during a | | | | infection probable the probability of a bladder |
| bladder infection are: nitrite produced by bacteria, | | | | infection exists if two or three substances show up |
| leukocyte esterase produced by white blood cells | | | | strong. It is possible that these substances may |
| (immune cells) when the bacteria is attacked and | | | | appear even when an infection is not present. |