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87088 Urine bacteria culture

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: Urine culture, Urine bacterial culture, Urine screening

Bacterial culture of urine specimen without colony count quantitation. Qualitative or semiquantitative approach.

Clinical Context

Urine bacterial culture without quantitative colony count. May be used in symptomatic patients when organism identification more important than exact count.

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Specialties

MicrobiologyUrologyPathology

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