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Suggest Treatment For Urinary Infections

Posted on Tue, 5 May 2015

Question: i had a urinalysis during my annual physical and just received the results saying that they found some
"blood/skin contamination" in my urine. What could that be?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Due to some reason the sample might have got contaminated

Detailed Answer:
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It seems that due to some reason they found the sample to be contaminated. In case that is the end of the report, you need to get the test repeated. In case there is more to the report, please share it with me so that I would be able to evaluate it further.

Regards
Dr. Kunal Saha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (5 minutes later)

Ok well that doesn't really tell me anything that I couldn't figure out myself. What could skin contamination mean in terms of possible diagnosis?
I've had a total hysterectomy....so I don't understand why there would be blood in it either?
Can you please tell me what these 2 things in my Urine could ultimately mean?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please ask them to repeat the test for no extra cost

Detailed Answer:
The reporting in unclear. It could be that they found the sample contaminated with bacterial flora that populate the skin. It could be labelled as skin contamination and could indicate improper collection method.

On the other hand, the sample might have got contaminated with blood products during storage on their part and could be labelled as blood contamination and could indicate improper storage.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar