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Can bacteria grow in your urine?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Yes: Urine cultures from patients with urinary tract infections frequently have greater than 100, 000 colonies of bacteria growing from each milliliter of urine.

Answered 5/5/2014

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