A member asked:

Son's urinalysis was negative yet the urine culture showed that there was an infection. why was the urinalysis negative?

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Dr. Jesse Mills answered

Specializes in Urology

Nitrite neg infect: Not all bacteria cause a ua to be positive. That's why urine culture is better test.

Answered 5/18/2013

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Contaminant: The culture may have been contaminatedwhat was the organism recovered?

Answered 3/19/2013

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