THE URINE THAT MAKES IT INTO THE SAMPLE POT IS OFTEN CONTAMINATED WITH DEBRIS AND BACTERIA FROM THE HANDS , PERINEUM AND URETHRA CREATING AN UNRELIABLE DIAGNOSTIC OUTCOME . THE PATIENT MAY RECEIVE AN INACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OR BE ASKED FOR ANOTHER SAMPLE TO RETEST . for another sample to retest . This is not just inconvenient for her , but costly for an already overburdened NHS .
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THE URINE THAT MAKES IT INTO THE SAMPLE POT IS OFTEN CONTAMINATED WITH DEBRIS AND BACTERIA FROM THE HANDS , PERINEUM AND URETHRA CREATING AN UNRELIABLE DIAGNOSTIC OUTCOME . THE PATIENT MAY RECEIVE AN INACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OR BE ASKED FOR ANOTHER SAMPLE TO RETEST . for another sample to retest . This is not just inconvenient for her , but costly for an already overburdened NHS .
This is not just a waste of healthcare resources , it ’ s a significant threat to female and maternal health . When women are not promptly and correctly diagnosed , they – and in some cases , their unborn babies – are put at risk of serious health complications . In the case of UTI misdiagnosis and treatment delay , these complications can lead to kidney disease , life-threatening E . coli bloodstream infections and sepsis . The Sepsis Trust advises that 20 % of sepsis cases arise from untreated or wrongly treated UTIs .
This matters hugely , not least because over 50 % of women will experience at least one UTI in their lifetime . Between
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