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My urine culture showed 20,000 mixed flora. would this still be considered an infection since it's less than 100,000 flora?

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No: wait for the culture results , if it does not grow any specific bacteria , ignore the results and avoid unnecessary antibiotic use.

Answered 10/31/2015

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Contaminant: In our lab we usually do not obtain sensitivities unless a culture grows out more than 100k colonies. Usually mixed flora with low counts are contamination from specimen collection.

Answered 10/31/2015

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