Research Article
Pycnogenol® Supplementation Prevents Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections/Inflammation and Interstitial Cystitis
Table 1
Upper limits for defining biochemically “normal” urines according to the guidelines for urinalysis by Simerville et al. [
13].
| Component | Upper limit | Unit |
| Red blood cells (RBCs)/erythrocytes | 2-3 | Per high power field (HPF) | RBC casts | Negative | | White blood cells (WBCs)/leukocytes | Negative-10 | Per µl or mm3 | Hemoglobin | Negative | Dipstick scale 0 to 4+ | Bacterial culture | <100,000 | colony forming units per milliliter (cfu/ml) |
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