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How do a urinalyisis and a urine culture differ?

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See below : Urineanalayis checks for abnormalities in the urine i.E glucose, blood, protein and white cells which could indicate an infection a culture looks for specific bacteria that is the cause of an infection.

Answered 7/7/2015

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