Question 1

what are the tests for e. coli infections?

Accepted Answer

Personal or commerci: To diagnose illness caused by e. Coli infection, your doctor will send a sample of your stool to a laboratory to test for the presence of e. Coli bacteria. The bacteria may be cultured to confirm the diagnosis and identify specific toxins, such as those produced by e. Coli o157:h7. 
For commercial ther is (the rapidchek e. Coli o157 test system )
used by beef meet processar.

Question 2

how do they test whether you have an e. coli infection?

Accepted Answer

Culture: Urine, blood or a swab from the infected site is cultured in the laboratory and the organisms that grow are identified by their biochemical characteristics and their antibiotic sensitivity determined.

Question 3

could you tell me what are all the test they do to check to see if you have hospital acquired e coli?

Accepted Answer

Culture: E coli infection is diagnosed by culturing the relevant body fluid. It does not matter if the infection is hospital acquired or otherwise.

Question 4

pls check dis out hvs test . culture after 37'c yielded moderate growth e.coli. pls is this bad suggest a treatment.

Accepted Answer

May need Rx: Mod growth of e coli if connected to symptoms could be sign of infection.

Question 5

under which circumstances will a "normal" e.coli gain on its activity? is a positive serum beta glucuronidase test related to such activity? ty.

Accepted Answer

Hard to say/depends: This likely depends on what is considered "normal" about the E. coli and it's activity.  E. coli is part of the normal "gut" flora.  It's when certain other forms of E. coli like the O157:H7 strain get in the digestive tract that issues occur.  So it's hard to say how activity would be affected unless abnormal E. coli get in there.  The Bgluc test is homologous to the E. coli Bgalact enzyme.

Question 6

if urine test shows e.coli but no pyruia and physical uti, what could cause the same symptoms?

Accepted Answer

: How many? Urine culture with less than 100,000 bacteria/mL are usually not of concern.
For info: https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/1999/0301/p1225.html#:~:text=The%20diagnosis%20of%20UTI%20was,true%20infection%2C%20even%20in%20asymptomatic

Question 7

i have an uti, i went for tests and it show that it is an e-coli, i have taken a few different antibiotics and it is not going away, i have been struggling with this for a few months now. is there anything else that will work?

Accepted Answer

UTI in men: Your profile says you are male. UTIs are uncommon in adult males unless there is an underlying urinary tract abnormality (stricture, stone, etc), after urethral procedures (e.g. catheter if you needed one recently). These problems can also interfere with cure. You need to be in care of a specialist -- urologist or infectious disease specialst, maybe even both. Good luck.

Question 8

x lab: urine culture test positive with e --coli. 
y lab: no significant growth
z lab (renowned in our city) klebsiella pneumoniae. what to do?

Accepted Answer

Pick your favorite.: Pick your favorite doctor that is.  Something fishy is going on here.  Need to get a good doc who can understand your symptoms and order and interpret testing.  May want to reports discrepant results to labs.

Question 9

can you test positive for a bacteria (like e coli or mycoplasma) in the vagina and not actually be "infected" or have symptoms from it?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is not uncommon for e. Coli to be present in the vagina - often the immune system will clear up the bacteria before an infection occurs.

Question 10

have had diarrhea for 6months, stool test says i have more gram+ than gram-  shouldnt it be the opposite?no bacteria found except a lot of e coli

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Food allergy?: Consider the possibility of a food allergy , milk allergy or celiacs disease.

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Pls check dis out hvs test . culture after 37'c yielded moderate growth e.coli. pls is this bad suggest a treatment.

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Under which circumstances will a "normal" e.coli gain on its activity? is a positive serum beta glucuronidase test related to such activity? ty.

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If urine test shows e.coli but no pyruia and physical uti, what could cause the same symptoms?

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I have an uti, i went for tests and it show that it is an e-coli, i have taken a few different antibiotics and it is not going away, i have been struggling with this for a few months now. is there anything else that will work?

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X lab: urine culture test positive with e --coli. y lab: no significant growth z lab (renowned in our city) klebsiella pneumoniae. what to do?

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Can you test positive for a bacteria (like e coli or mycoplasma) in the vagina and not actually be "infected" or have symptoms from it?

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Have had diarrhea for 6months, stool test says i have more gram+ than gram- shouldnt it be the opposite?no bacteria found except a lot of e coli

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