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Urine culture

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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