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

what does mixed flora results for urine culture mean?

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Mixed urine flora: Urine normally should contain salt, water and waste products. If there is infection then there should be more then 100000 colonies of one bacteria but if there are 2-3 different organisms in urine culture then it is called mixed flora and we generally recommend to repeat urine culture for better accuracy.

Question 3

what is urine culture how is done? what can it detects?

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Urine culture.: For a urine culture, a sample of your urine is collected in a sterile cup and is then sent to a laboratory for analysis. It lets us know if there's a bacterial infection in the urine. It also lets us know the identity of the bacterium and the antibiotics to which the bacterium is sensitive.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: urine culture?

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Grow UTI bacteria: Tiny sample of urine is spread on a bacterial growth culture medium, e.G agar & placed in an incubator to grow. Positive urine cultures demonstrate colonies of bacteria which can then be identified. Such colonies can then be recultured in presence of various antibiotics to identify to  which the isolated organism is sensitive. No growth is negative.

Question 5

what does 50, 000 gram of positive rod mean for urine culture?

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Lots of bacteria: Gram + rods (or bacilli) are bacteria that stain with a special gram stain and also appear as rod-shaped (bacillus-shaped) under the microscope. Bacillus, clostridium, corynebacterium, ; listeria are the groups of bacteria classified this way. Gram + rods are not common causes of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. See your doctor for more assistance.

Question 6

whats the difference between an urinaysis and an urine culture?

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Very different tests: Urinalysis is analysis of urine usually a run on a machine. Urine culture is looking for any bacterial growth on a medium for several days. This is done in a microbiology laboratory

Question 7

urine culture shows scanty growth of mixed flora. what does it mean?

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Dont worry: Most likely its contaminated  and either repeat culture with clean catch urine if symptom of dysuria present.

Question 8

what does it mean when there is an uncommon growth in a urine culture?

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Urine cultures: You would have to ask the lab what they mean, but usually this terminology applies to an organism not usually seen as a cause of UTI and may be a contaminant.  Urine culture accuracy depends upon the way in which the specimen was collected (difficult in women), transported and cultured.  Inaccuracies are common. Usually cultures are unnecessary and treatment is empirical.

Question 9

how long does it usually take to get the results back from a urine culture?

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Urine Culture: Usually the lab will return results of a urine culture within 3-5 days.  The bacteria need time to grow so, depending on when the sample was collected, then shipped to lab, then analyzed it could take up to 5 days.

Question 10

i had a urine culture sunday. when should the results be back today is wednesday.?

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Any time now.: The urine desk in microbiology checks each urine culture for growth daily. If the urine is heavily infected, the culture could show positive results even after 24 hours. Most urine cultures are finalized after 3 days. If there is no growth, contamination, or uncommon bacterial species, processing could take longer. If you don't get a response contact your doctor's office, who can contact the lab.

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