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Had a mycoplasma and ureaplasma vaginal swab test done while i was on nitrofurantoin for something unrelated. can this possibly cause false negative?

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No: Nitrofurantoin is used almost exclusively for either the treatment or prevention of a lower urinary tract infection (aka bladder infection, cystitis). It has no activity that I am aware of against either mycoplasma or ureaplasma and would therefore not cause a false negative vaginal swab test for these 2 organisms.

Answered 2/9/2017

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A member asked:

Had a mycoplasma and ureaplasma vaginal swab test done while i was on nitrofurantoin for something unrelated. can this possibly cause false negative?

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Dr. Gregory Lewis answered

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