Biotest Urinary Tract Infection Test Kit is designed to trace for white blood cells (leukocytes), red blood cells (RBCs) and bacteria. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a health problem affecting millions of people each year. Urinary tract infection is caused by bacteria infecting one of the urinary systems which begins with urethra, bladder, ureter and finally kidney. Normally it is more common in women than in men. Symptoms of urinary tract infections can be divided into two groups, lower UTI (Cystitis and Urethritis) and upper UTI (pyelonephritis). Symptoms that indicate lower UTI include back pain, blood in the urine, cloudy urine, inability to urinate despite the urge, fever, frequent need to urinate, general discomfort or painful urination. Symptoms that indicate upper UTI include chills, high fever, nausea, pain below the ribs or vomiting. Biotest Urinary Tract Infection test kit contains a dip-and-read test strips and intended for use to check for Leukocytes, RBCs and nitrite in urine specimens as an aid in diagnosing UTI. The test provides results by the visual comparison with colour chart printed on the box. Biotest Urinary Tract Infection test is advantages compared to microscopic test in that it is able to detect intact or lysed white blood cells. This is because the strip can detect an enzyme that is secreted from the leukocyte, so even if they are lysed, the enzyme will still be available.

Biotest Urinary Tract Infection test kit contains a dip-and-read test strips and intended for use to check for Leukocytes, RBCs and nitrite in urine specimens as an aid in diagnosing UTI. The test provides results by the visual comparison with colour chart printed on the box. Biotest Urinary Tract Infection test is advantages compared to microscopic test in that it is able to detect intact or lysed white blood cells. This is because the strip can detect an enzyme that is secreted from the leukocyte, so even if they are lysed, the enzyme will still be available.

Biotest screening kits is intended to be a diagnostic tool for use in the home and is not a substitute for professional diagnostics labs. Please consult your healthcare professionals with any positive results.