Which micro-organisms lurk within urine? | Children's National

Which micro-organisms lurk within urine? | Children's National

Which micro-organisms lurk within urine?

Gone is the conventional thinking that “healthy” urine is sterile. Emerging research indicates that a variety of bacteria thrive in urine, and some of these bacterial hitchhikers have beneficial properties for the genitourinary system. Use our quiz to test your knowledge of some of the variety of micro-organisms that reside in the human bladder.