Throughout life a person needs to take a lot of tests to diagnose the condition of his body. The first time the urine is taken from the baby at three months and further before each vaccination. It would seem that the procedure for the delivery of urine is simple, but, nevertheless, the results of the analyzes cause many questions from the parents. White blood cells are white blood cells, which monitor the level of protective reaction in the child's body. There are leukocytes in the bone marrow of a person, their number depends on many factors. They are contained in the blood, in urine, in feces.
What do white cells mean in urine?
If the child has a few days of fever and the cause of this increase can not be established, an urine test is performed for the presence of leukocytes. Increased their content in the urine suggests that in the body, and more often in the urinary system, there is an infection and inflammation has started. In healthy children, the white blood cell count in urine is expressed in units. The increased content of leukocytes is said when in boys the indicator is more than 5-7 leukocytes in the field of vision under the microscope, and in girls - more than 8-10 blood cells. In some cases, the results of a urine test for the presence of leukocytes may be erroneous. If the white blood cells in the child in the urine have been lowered or the analysis is generally negative, this may indicate an excessive intake of protein or vitamin C. And if the white blood cells were elevated in the urine of a child, then perhaps this was due to the leukocytes entering the urine from the outer genital organs with their inflammation. Therefore, before collecting urine, the child should be thoroughly washed with baby soap and only after that to collect an average portion of urine in a dry, clean jar. In no case should urine be drained from the pot or squeezed from the diaper, as this will necessarily distort the result of the analysis. It is advisable to increase the white blood cell count in urine to re-assay to eliminate the error and refine the diagnosis.
Leukocytes in the urine of infants
If, after re-taking the test, high leukocytes in the urine are again detected, a serious examination of the child for the presence of secretive infections of the urinary system is necessary. Leukocytes in the urine of newborns can indicate the presence of birth defects in the development of the urinary tract, in particular, the narrowing of any segment of the urinary tract, causing stagnation of urine. As a result, inflammation occurs, sometimes occuring secretly, asymptomatically. Therefore, it is so important to lead a child a serious study of the kidneys and bladder for the subsequent treatment of the underlying disease. In addition, girls should consult a gynecologist to prevent inflammation of the external genitalia, and boys - the urologist.
The signs by which the presence of white blood cells in the urine can be determined indirectly in children up to a year, as well as in older children, may be fever, chills, rapid or difficult urination, pain in the lower abdomen, urine
Than to treat the raised maintenance of leukocytes in urine?
The presence of a high content of white blood cells in the urine of the child indicates an inflammatory process in the genitourinary system, so if the disease is treated, the number of white blood cells will return to normal. Treatment is prescribed by a doctor, most often a course of antibiotics suitable for children. At the end of the treatment, a repeated urine sample must be made for the presence of leukocytes in it, and the result usually speaks of the normal content of these blood cells. This means that the drugs were prescribed correctly, and the treatment was successful. Therefore, it is so important to periodically monitor the child's condition through the delivery of urinalysis.