What Is a Urinary Tract Infection?
8. Diagnosis
Your doctor will need to know about your symptoms and your medical history. Tests will need to be performed to confirm a urinary tract infection, although this is relatively easy to do. A urine sample can be taken, and this can be used to look for bacteria, and other signs of an infection.
A cystoscopy may also be performed, which involves looking inside the urinary tract with help from a tube with a small lens attached. Imaging techniques may also be used which can help experts to look for signs of an infection. This is often done with the help of a specialized dye that will help to highlight certain structures on the images.
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