What is the normal value of pus cells and epithelial cells in urine examination?

Dr. Manvinder KaurGeneral Physician20yrs exp

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Pus cells - 0-5 cells/hpf Epithelial cells- 2-5cells/hpf.  

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Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician33yrs exp

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There is normally no pus cells and I reports it is taken as normal if 5-6 are reported and and no symptoms rer there. More than 10 is only significant.  

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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar SinghAyurveda9yrs exp

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The presence of pus in the urine indicates an infection. The normal healthy urine should contain only 0-1 pus cell per hpf or high power field under the microscope. In women, a pus count of 2-4 per hpf is considered by their doctor as within normal. On the other hand, pus cells of 2-4 per hpf in a male could be considered already as significant, the reason behind is the fact that the urethra of the male - as compared to the short urethra of females 8-10 cm - is from 28-36 cm, thus making contamination from an external source very unlikely, thus even a less amount of pus in a male urine is already considered as infection, thus appropriate anti-microbial therapy must be instituted.  

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