(1) Cloudy urine often is a result of precipitated phosphate crystals in alkaline urine, but pyuria also can be the cause.(2) The specificity of the dipstick test makes it useful for identifying hematuria, pyuria , or bacteriuria.(3) Because of hematuria, bacteriuria and pyuria , Susan had been treated for a urinary tract infection with possible pyelonephritis.(4) No clinical or laboratory finding distinguishes the two, though presence of pyuria makes true UTI more likely.(5) Findings on urinalysis may be entirely normal or may show microscopic hematuria or pyuria .
