1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.
- Small blood count
- Inflammatory parameters – CRP (C-reactive protein).
- Urine status (rapid test for: pH, leukocytes, nitrite, protein, blood), sediment, if necessary, urine culture (pathogen detection and resistogram, that is, testing of appropriate antibiotics for sensitivity / resistance)Note: 11.7% of adults had a urine culture, which was positive in 32% of cases.
Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Differential blood count
- Alpha-fetoprotein, β-HCG – if testicular tumor (germ cell tumor) is suspected.
