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>Urine itself is sterile This is a misconception that particularly annoys me, probably because it was the (incorrect) excuse a nurse once gave me when he accid
by serf 11y ago
>Urine itself is sterile
This is a misconception that particularly annoys me, probably because it was the (incorrect) excuse a nurse once gave me when he accidentally spilled a urinal filled with liquid all over me while I was bed-ridden in an ICU. [0] [1]
[0]: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/turns-out-urine-isnt-actually-sterile-180954809/?no-ist http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/turns-out-urine-isn...
[1]: http://www.stritch.luc.edu/newswire/news/study-debunks-common-misconception-urine-sterile-0 http://www.stritch.luc.edu/newswire/news/study-debunks-commo...
- tomcam 11y agohe accidentally spilled a urinal filled with liquid all over me while I was bed-ridden in an ICU. [0] [1] Well that's a horrible experience. I too am quite surprised the sterile urine legend lives on.