Question 1

how to interpret urine culture report?

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Talk to pathologist: The report is usually issued to your doctor, who should explain it to you. If you still have issues, you may contact the pathologist in-charge of the lab that did the test. The issue is not suitable for this forum for an adequate explanation.

Question 2

can a urine culture detect stis?

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Some: Gonorrhea may be seen in urine culture. Chlamydia and gonorrhea can also be tested by nucleic acid tests on urine.

Question 3

what is psar growth in urine culture?

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: PSAR is not a standard abbreviation in relation to urine culture. Please ask again with more information.

Question 4

what can i learn from a urine culture?

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Depends: Are you doing the culture? If not, the laboratory performing the culture will provide the results and if there is significant organism the antibiotic sensitivity of the organism.

Question 5

how to interpret urine culture/ urinalysis?

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Interpretation: A physician (P) ordered both the urine analysis and the urine culture. As I do not know the results, you need to ask the P who ordered the tests what the results were and how they will affect you. Good luck.

Question 6

what dose many mucus in a urine culture mean?

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Not normal, ? UTI: Urinary infection is most common cause of mucus in urine. So you should have a routine urinalysis. Mucus is sometimes & rarely  associated with a muus producing bladder tumor & occasionally with kidney stones. Mucus is always if subject has had bladder enlargement surgery using a segment of bowel, in which case it is a normal finding.

Question 7

how do a urinalyisis and a urine culture differ?

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See below : Urineanalayis checks for abnormalities in the urine i.E  glucose, blood, protein and white cells which could indicate an infection
a culture looks for specific bacteria that is the  cause of  an infection.

Question 8

what is the cause of urine culture negative bacteriuria?

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May be a : Problem in collection/transport (bactericidal agents in the container?, delayed transport to the lab? - urine specimens need to be processed within 2 h of collection). A selected fastidious bacterial agent may not grow in usual culture media.

Question 9

what are the differences between urinalyisis and urine culture?

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See answer: Urine analysis is using a dipstick to detect protein , blood etc and also lookig at the urine under a microscope to see cells and othe rsubstances to diagnose kidney problems
urine culture is incubating the urine to grow/reveal the type of bacteria to direct treatment.

Question 10

urine culture has indicated "e.coli grown".. what does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

E.Coli UTI: Your culture results, from the information given, indicates that your urine culture has e. Coli in it. If the culture findings are &gt; 100, 000 colonies, you should see a have your physician order an appropriate antibiotic to treat your uti.

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