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What Causes The Presence Of Nitrates In Urine?

I just came from the doctor because the UTI I've had since 2 weeks ago did not respond to Macrobid (sp) that I had been subscribed. The doctor put me on Cipro this time. He said that my urine culture from last time showed I had nitrates in my urine but I could not understand what that meant. Can you help me to understand this?
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Tue, 14 Apr 2015
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A positive nitrite test indicates that the cause of the UTI is a gram negative bacteria, most commonly Escherichia coli, which converts endogenous nitrates to nitrites.

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What Causes The Presence Of Nitrates In Urine?

Hi, Thank you for trusting HealthcareMagic.com! A positive nitrite test indicates that the cause of the UTI is a gram negative bacteria, most commonly Escherichia coli, which converts endogenous nitrates to nitrites. I hope I was clear. If so, Please rate vote my answer as helpfull. Thank you again and take care.