Lab test interpretation

Urinary Sediment Microscopy: Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria

Microscopic examination of urinary sediment in bacterial infection: demonstrating active phagocytosis of cocci and rod-shaped bacteria by neutrophils.

Urine sediment smear: neutrophils with phagocytosed cocci and rods
Urine sediment smear: neutrophils with phagocytosed cocci and rods

Canine urine sediment. Many leukocytes, bacteria present. I observed this interesting moment. Two neutrophils, both “eating” different types of bacteria, one cocci, the other rods.

🙏 Material kindly provided by veterinary cytologist/hematologist Maria Abramina, Kaluga