URINE MAY INDICATE INFECTION - GENERAL CLINIC

What are pyocytes in urine and what can they indicate



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Pyocytes are white blood cells eliminated through the urine, which can be detected during urinalysis. They are defense cells, also called leukocytes, which usually increase in quantity when there is infection or inflammation in the body. Because urine can kill some of the cells simply because they are old and degenerate, it is normal to be present in an amount of up to 5 pyocytes per field or 10, 000 cells per ml of urine analyzed