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Patient Preparation:Provide clinical history and antibiotic treatment history if any.
Urine Culture Sensitivity test is usually recommended by doctors when you have burning micturition or if you are urinating less than before. When the symptoms stay for a prolonged time, the doctors would suggest the test to understand the extent of the infection. If the urine infection increases, the person may also feel high fever and sudden chills. This test also helps the Physician to prescribe the right antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).
Your doctor would ask you to get Culture & Sensitivity – Urine test when you face symptoms like:
Painful urination with burning sensation
Increased frequency of urination
Urine that smells bad than usual
Pain in the lower abdomen
Unexpected fever
Urine contains water and wastes that are produced by our kidneys in the body. It travels from our kidneys through ureters, which are tubes that are connected to our bladder and then is purged out of our bodies through the urethra. The urine culture test is a simple test of urine to detect the presence of any bacterial, viral or fungal infections, so as to diagnose the urinary tract infections.
Sample: Urine (10 mL)
Methodology: Culture and Sensitivity Semi Quantitative Standard loop