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If uti symptoms improve or disappear (before antibiotics is prescribed), do i still need to take the antibiotics once the urine culture test is done and bacteria is present (based on sample 5 days old)?
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No, if the symptoms are resolving with hydration you do not need to take antibiotic regardless of the urine culture result.
Answered 12/31/2021
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Since simple UTI's in females can resolve without treatment and since you have no symptoms, I recommend sending off another urine culture and colony count to document whether your UTI has cleared or not.
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