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bacteriuria

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bacteriuria /bac·te·ri·uria/ (bak-tēr″e-u´re-ah) [bacteri- +-uria ] the presence of bacteria in the urine.
Bacteriuria
The presence of bacteria in the urine.
Mentioned in: Cystitis, Urine Culture

bacteriuria
[baktir′ēyoo͡r′ē·ə]
the presence of bacteria in the urine. The presence of more than 100,000 pathogenic bacteria per milliliter of urine is usually considered significant and diagnostic of urinary tract infection. Bacteriuria may be asymptomatic. See also urinary tract infection.

bacteriuria [bak-te″re-u´re-ah]
bacteria in the urine. adj., adj bacteriu´ric.

bacteriuria
bacteria in the urine.


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