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Investigations

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Investigations may include:

  • full blood count - leukocytosis
  • microbiological work-up depends on the pathomechanism suspected (1,2):
    • in younger men with a medical history of urethral discharge
      • analysis for C. trachomatis, Mycoplasma and N. gonorrhoeae in urethral smears and first voided bladder urine is predominant
    • in older men - mid-stream urine - microscopy, culture and sensitivity
  • blood culture
  • plain abdominal film - to exclude urinary tract calculi as possible source of infection
  • IVU or ultrasound - indicated in young children to exclude urinary tract anomalies, or in adults to exclude bladder outflow obstruction

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