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Vomiting, Fever, Chills. Urine Examination Shows Pus Cells. Taken Ciprofloxacin. Reason For Sterile UTI?
Dear Doctor, I had severe vomiting , fever with chills on 30th of October 2012, my urine examination showed pus cells 124/ hpf. I was treated with ciprofloxacin 500 mg bid for 5 days. I was relieved of the symptoms of frequent micturation with burning sensation. I was symptomless for 20 days and on 20th November 2012 I started with chills and consulted a gp doctor and prescribed me same medicines for 3 days and requested for urine test and ultra sound of abdomen urine culture , X-ray, complete blood examination. There was no growth on urine culture, pus cells were reduced to 75/hpf, ultrasound revealed mild cystitis with normal size of prostrate and no calcification in the urinary system. Doctor what could be the reason for sterile UTI, do I need to worry about any serious condition. Thanking you
Sat, 1 Dec 2012
Hi.
Thanks for the query.
Your symptoms are suggestive of UTI.
One of the common reasons for a sterile culture is if you had taken the dose of antibiotic before giving the sample for testing. Other reasons could be rare bacteria.
If you are having recurrent UTI a longer course of antibiotics is recommended.
We also need to rule out diabetes. If you have another episode see a urologist to rule out prostatitis.
Hope this helps
Good luck.
Thanks for the query.
Your symptoms are suggestive of UTI.
One of the common reasons for a sterile culture is if you had taken the dose of antibiotic before giving the sample for testing. Other reasons could be rare bacteria.
If you are having recurrent UTI a longer course of antibiotics is recommended.
We also need to rule out diabetes. If you have another episode see a urologist to rule out prostatitis.
Hope this helps
Good luck.
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