A member asked:
Does the doctor need to do to tests to be sure if the diagnosis is a bacterial infection?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Complicated: Sometimes it is obvious from symptoms and physical findings that a patient has bacterial infection. Often, however, it is diagnosed through a variety of tests that include cultures. Cultures are a way to isolate a bacteria and identify it.
Answered 7/17/2016
6k views
Sometimes: Bacterial infections can occur in multiple locations in the body. Some have tests that are easy to do such as a culture of the urine or blood, and some you cannot test for directly. If you are concerned that you have a bacterial infection please see your doctor immediately for evaluation.
Answered 1/9/2020
6k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Doctors, what are the three most common bacteria that cause UTI infections?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Hi doctors, was just wondering what is a common micro scopic bacterial infection of the skin?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Please tell me, could i see a regular doctor for a yeast/bacterial infection?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
How do doctors distinguish between bacterial infections and viral infections?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What could I do to find out if it's a yeast or bacterial infection before visiting a doctor?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
9 nodules on hetero thyroid, 1 FNA benign 3.7cm no diagnosis on cause. A lot of anxiety worried its from bacterial infection long ago, Im scared, doc jst said follow up in 1 yr, what can I test for? Hashi? Graves? T4+tsh+PTH is still in range?
UTI sym. Friend went to doc & they tested her for bacterial infections and STDS. Is that standard procedure to test for everything? friend is nervous.
Test results showed few urine bacteria is this bad? The doctor prescribed me some medicine to take but i had this infection since last year when pregnant
I have had diarrhoea for two weeks now, and a very store stomach after eating. Also, nausea when I am hungry. My stomach is hard and bloated. My doctor took a stool sample and test it for bacterial infections but it came back negative. Any ideas?
The doctor has confirmed that it's a bacterial infection, but nothing is curing it. Could there be some larger disorder that this is a symptom of?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Get the HealthTap app
Video visit and message your doctor
