Urine culture
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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