Question 1

all my cultures came back negative so what is this discharge from?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, you did not say what was cultured and where is the discharge from. If it is vaginal discharge, a small amount of discharge, as long as it is not foul smelling, may be normal.

Question 2

culture came back negative for herpes, is it possible these are wrong?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Testing in general is accurate, however there are always chances of false negative testing.  This can vary from test to test, but generally describes the chance that a reported negative test result is actually positive.  Re-testing can help decrease the chances of a false negative test.

Question 3

urine culture came back negative. i'm having trouble with urgency and frequency. what could it be?

Accepted Answer

Reassurance: Decrease sugar and caffeine in your diet, wesr loose white cotton underwear and try bladder training. See a doctor if symptoms persist as there are meds to help with urgency and frequency. I hope you feel well soon.

Question 4

high fevers, rapid strep in office positive, put on antbx, culture came back negative . continue antbx or stop?

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: Continue the antibiotic. It's not certain you have a strep throat, but it's still quite likely despite the negative culture. Strep throat is not treated only to clear symptoms. Without adequate treatment (usually for 10 days), long term consequences can include serious heart and kidney disease.

Question 5

how accurate is a bagged urine sample in a 2 month old uncircumcised baby? culture came back postive.

Accepted Answer

If the culture : From the urine came back positive for more than 100,000 counts , then it is significant . If less than , it needs to be repeated , preferably a cathetetized specimen. Since your baby is only 2 months old ,all other factors will be taken into  consideration as to how long to treat and if further diagnostic work up will  be necessary or not. Talk to your Pediatrician.

Question 6

why might there be presence of blood to appear on your urinalysis when the urine culture came back negative?

Accepted Answer

See below: Infection is only one cause of blood in urine. Others being stones, injury, tumors and blood disorders. See this site for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blood-in-urine/ds01013.

Question 7

my sputum culture came back as gram positive cocci...what could i have? ive had two rounds of antibiotics and im still coughing

Accepted Answer

GPC: Gram positive cocci refer to the description of the bacteria.  The next part of the description that you did not mention is the grouping of the bacteria..like gram positive cocci in chains, clusters or pairs.  That helps define what they are.  In general GPC are staphlococcus, streptococcus and enterococcus species.

Question 8

my daughter has been sick twice with cold like symptoms so they did a rapid strep test. both times the rapid was negative but the cultures came back positive. she is only 22 months so i know strep is rare in her age. could she be a carrier of strep?

Accepted Answer

: Strep rarely causes "cold" symptoms, only pharyngitis (sore throat). So indeed it is possible she is a strep carrier, and the strep has nothing to do with her symptoms. This assumes her culture is positive for group A beta strep. If not, it's probably a non-pathogenic strep, not abnormal and causing no harm. Discuss with the child's pediatrician. Good luck.

Question 9

uti culture came back negative. why is my urine cloudy?

Accepted Answer

: False negative urine cultures are unusual &amp; I assume that you didn't take antibiotics before the test.  Various non pathological types of sediment in urine can make it cloudy. I assume you have no obvious symptoms of a UTI like burning,frequency,urgency,voiding in small amounts and nocturia.  If you do, repeat the culture.

Question 10

if your urine culture came back negative do you need to still take cipro (ciprofloxacin) and if so why?

Accepted Answer

Complete the course: If you start an antibiotic treatment to treat a presumed infection before the culture results are available then it is  desirable to complete the treatment course even if the culture comes back negative to prevent any undetected germs from developing resistence to the antibiotic if they are exposed to an inadequate dose

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All my cultures came back negative so what is this discharge from?

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Culture came back negative for herpes, is it possible these are wrong?

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Urine culture came back negative. i'm having trouble with urgency and frequency. what could it be?

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High fevers, rapid strep in office positive, put on antbx, culture came back negative . continue antbx or stop?

A member asked:

How accurate is a bagged urine sample in a 2 month old uncircumcised baby? culture came back postive.

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Why might there be presence of blood to appear on your urinalysis when the urine culture came back negative?

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My sputum culture came back as gram positive cocci...what could i have? ive had two rounds of antibiotics and im still coughing

A member asked:

My daughter has been sick twice with cold like symptoms so they did a rapid strep test. both times the rapid was negative but the cultures came back positive. she is only 22 months so i know strep is rare in her age. could she be a carrier of strep?

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Uti culture came back negative. why is my urine cloudy?

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If your urine culture came back negative do you need to still take cipro (ciprofloxacin) and if so why?

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