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A member asked:
What does bacteria 3+ mean in the urine sample results?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Not much. : Bacteria in the urine as an isolated event is not very helpful or specific. This could be caused by a poor collection or by actual bacteria in the urine this does not necessarily indicate an infection. Urinary tract infection is usually heralded by pain urgency and frequency of urination
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Need to culture: There are enough bacteria in the urine that it warrants performing a urine culture.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
What exactly does it mean when you have few bacteria in your urine?
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Dr. Charles Sturgisanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
Often not a concern.: When urine is studied in a lab (urinalysis and/or culture), the lab staff will study the urine under a microscope. They may see (or culture) bacteria. These may represent a true bacterial infection, or in some instances if they are very few in number and if there is no accompanying inflammation, the bacteria may be a contaminant from the skin from the time of specimen collection. Ask your doc.
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