Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
Vaginal bleeding (menstruation)
Viral illness
Bacteriuria
Certain foods (beets, blackberries, rhubarb)
Pigmenturia (myoglobin, porphyrin, hemoglobin)
Drugs (rifampin, phenolphthalein, iodides, bromides, copper, oxidizing agents, permanganate)
Postejaculate semen
Red diaper syndrome
Trauma
Vigorous exercise prior to collection
pH > 9
Factitious
Causes of false-negative results
Reducing agents (high doses of vitamin C)