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Urine culture

Lab Test
Test Urine culture
Indication Isolate and identify potentially pathogenic organisms causing urinary tract infection.
Physiology A single culture can detect the presence of organisms. Gram stain from 0.2 ml of centrifuged urine cultured in the medium is very sensitive method of screening bacteriuria.
Normal Range No growth. Significant bacteriuria is usually considered to be 10 5 CFU/mL.
Sample Urine
Test Method Quantitative aerobic culture
Related Tests Chlamydia trachomatis, Gram stain, Urine fungus culture, Viral culture
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Member Comments ( 2 )
actual method of putting culture on plate
(Posted by cpjaiswal, India Date : 10/22/2009 )
culture reports of urine blood and puss pls with model or typical results
(Posted by ramsess, India Date : 8/7/2009 )