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Does alpha hemolytic and strep in a urine culture need treatment?

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No: Alpha hemolytic strep is usually a contaminant.

Answered 7/20/2020

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What does this mean. Urine culture 10,000 to 40,000col/ml alpha hemolytic streptococcal are organism found in skin flora. They may be opportunistic to compromised people. Contact lab within 5 days if antibiotic susceptibility testing is needed?

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Semen culture says light growth of coagulase negative staphylococcus and light growth of alpha hemolytic strep not group d..Is this very bad?There givng me aantibiotics ..How bad is this?

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How do u treat urine positive for alpha hemolytic streptococcus and lactobacillus? positive nitrates

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URINE CLEAN CATCH 8,000 CFU/ML GR. B BETA HEMOLYTIC STREP <10,000 CFU/ML MIXED UROGENITAL FLORA Doc did not give abx for this. What does it mean?

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I have a urine culture showing 10,000 TO 50,000 COL/ML STREPTOCOCCI, BETA HEMOLYTIC GROUP B . Does this really need treatment.

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