Reposted by Carmel Curtis
Nope, nitrites alone no good as an indication for needing antibiotics for a UTI. (i.e. can be positive in asymptomatic bacteriuria)
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Urinary Nitrite and Urinary-tract Infection
Abstract. James, Gordon P., Paul, Kala L., and Fuller, John B.: Urinary nitrite and urinary-tract infection. Am J Clin Pathol 70: 671–678, 1978. Two dipsti