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What does it mean if you have 50, 000 cfu/ enterococcus found in urine culture?

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CFU: If it were a catheterized sample it could be the cause of symptoms and be treated. Especially if nothing else grew.

Answered 12/22/2020

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I've had recurrent UTI's since end of Nov. First treated with Selexid, then Furadantin twice. Now they've cultured my urine and found Enterococcus faecalis. How can I have got this? From sex? I've not been in hospital. How would you treat this ?

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Its there anyway enterococcus faecalis could be in my urine without an actual infection? I have urethritis and male and this is the only thing found after extensive testing. Could this be the cause of my urethritis?

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Is it possible to have WBC 0-5 and 90,000-100,000 CFU/ML Enterococcus faecalis in urin? Wouldnt the body have started the fight?

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Enterococcus sp 80.000 found in urine with slight back pain but no burning or pain on urination. Why is that? Is enterococcus common in infection?

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Unpleasant feeling in urethra. Sti checks via pcr negative. semen sample positive enterococcus faecalis. not found in urine Can this cause urethritis?

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