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Microbial evaluation and public health implications of urine as alternative therapy in clinical pediatric cases

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Investigation

Does drinking your own urine provide health benefits?

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Microbiological investigation of urine used as alternative therapy found clinically relevant organisms in samples, showing that real-world use is not automatically sterile or risk-free.

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Original observational 2010 microbiology analysis of 100 child and 33 cow urine samples recovered 77 and 39 bacterial strains respectively; it illustrates sample contamination potential in this setting, not efficacy or clinical harm rates from drinking one's own urine.

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