Urine culture

Urine culture is a urine test that proves whether or not there is a bacterial cause of urinary tract infection (whether or not there is a bacterium) in a urine sample.

Urine culture is done when there are signs of illness that indicate a urinary tract infection, and these can be:

• pain and burning when urinating,
• frequent and difficult urination (often small amounts of urine),
• pain in the lower abdomen or in the lower back (lumbar region).

In women:

• After hygiene – the woman squats, and if she cannot squat, then in a standing position she spreads her legs very wide. Then, with washed fingers (hands), she effectively spreads the lips of the genitals and begins to urinate outside the container, counting up to 4 (4 seconds). Only the fifth second of urination is “caught in the container”, and the rest of the urine urinates outside the container.

In men:

• After hygiene, he pulls the foreskin towards the body with washed hands and begins to urinate outside the container counting up to 4 (4 seconds). Only the fifth second of urination is “caught in the container”, and the rest of the urine urinates outside the container.

In order to obtain the most purposeful results, and thus purposeful treatment – urine must be concentrated, which means that it must stand in the bladder for at least 3 hours before taking a urine sample.

If this is impossible due to frequent urination, the patient should definitely emphasize this when submitting the sample for analysis.

Furthermore, unless otherwise determined by the prescribing physician, urine for urine culture should not be taken during antibiotic treatment for any reason (if medically possible) from 5 to 8 days from the last dose of the drug to sampling.

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