How to collect urine for urine culture
To collect urine for urine culture:
- Equip yourself with a wide-mouth sterile container
- Urine should be collected in the morning, upon awakening
- Wash hands and external genitals thoroughly with soap and water and rinse carefully.
- Urinate by discarding the first stream and collecting part of the next stream directly into the container.
- Do not touch the edges or inside of the container with your hands or genitals
- Close the container carefully
- Urine should be delivered to the laboratory within one hour.
For urine culture, any antibiotic therapy should be interrupted at least 7 days before.
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