Neutrophils Urine Infection Treatment

A neutrophil is a mature white blood cell and makes up about 50 percent to 70 percent of the white blood cells in the body. It is possible to test urine for the presence of this enzyme in men to as a possible marker for the sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea and Chlamydia.

Neutrophils

• The neutrophil white blood cells are the first ones on the scene of an injury and help to tend the initial wounds. Like all white blood cells along with fighting off injuries, it is also there duty to attack bacteria and other intruders into the body. While they fight disease alongside other white blood cells, they do not treat infections like antibiotics or other medications.

  Stress on the body can cause an abnormally high level of neutrophils in the blood or sudden infection caused by bacteria. Since neutrophils are part of the first wave that attack the bacteria, there will be higher than normal levels in the blood. Also, there can be high levels of neutrophils when there is kidney failure caused by ketoacidosis when the kidney has trouble metabolizing fats.

Infection Detection

• If a man believes he has a sexually transmitted disease, such as gonorrhea or Chlamydia, then the doctor can test the urine to check for puss. If there are white blood cells in the urine, it means the presence of an infection. The neutrophils attack the infection in the urine and are expelled along with the bacteria and the urine.

  Once doctors have determined there is an infection, they can determine what kind and what type of antibiotic to use. The neutrophils are not directly related to treatment except through the properties of white blood cells. Doctors can decide roughly where an infection is based on the areas where the neutrophils are concentrated such as in the organs or urinary track.