Infectious clinic – Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone

Bacteria in the Urine With No Symptoms: Who Actually Needs Antibiotics

A positive urine culture in someone who feels perfectly well is usually not an infection to treat. Two groups genuinely need antibiotics — and one very common situation, an older person with confusion, is where the mistake is most often made.

White Cells in the Urine With a Negative Culture: What Sterile Pyuria Actually Means

A urine test showing inflammation but growing no bacteria is not a failed antibiotic — it is a signal to look elsewhere. The two causes most often missed are a sexually transmitted infection and urinary tuberculosis.

البول المتبقي: ماذا يعني الرقم، وما الذي لا يمكنه إخباره لك

فحص بعد إفراغ المثانة لقياس البول المتبقي. إنه مفيد، لكنه يتباين بشكل كبير بين الزيارات، لذا لا ينبغي لقراءة واحدة أن تحسم أي شيء، كما أنه لا يوضح أبداً سبب عدم تفريغ المثانة.