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What's known on the subject? and What does the study add?Microscopic pyuria is widely used as a surrogate marker of infection, although there is little data supporting its use in patients who present with non‐acute LUTS. The effects of urinary storage, preservation, and the use of laboratory methods to enhance leucocyte detection, are also unclear.This large, prospective study highlights the poor...