Can you have high white blood cell count and not have a UTI?

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Suren Abreu
Oct 12, 2016

You have not mentioned whether the high WBC count is in the blood or in the urine. If in the urine, it is generally indicative of an infection in the kidneys or urinary tract.

Explanation:

A high WBC count in blood is indicative of any infection, or a bone marrow disease that causes WBC counts to rise.

A high WBC count in urine is generally indicative of a kidney or urinary tract infection even if bacterial presence is not detected; the infection could be of non-bacterial origin.

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