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| Urine for bacteriological studies should be collected in a sterile container via a sterile catheter. |
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| Urine held at room temperature for a few hours before culturing can give misleading results. |
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| When it is not possible to culture urine immediately, the specimen can be refrigerated for a short time. |
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| The most effective therapeutic drug for a urinary tract infection is determined by a sensitivity test performed on the predominating organism. |
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| Proteus and Enterobacter are the urine bacteria most resistant to treatment. |
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| E. coli is found most often in urinary tract infections. |
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| Pyelitis is often a bacterial infection of the urethra and bladder. |
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| Organisms from a urine culture that grow on blood agar and MacConkey agar are Gram-positive cocci. |
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| Drugs of choice are determined by animal inoculation. |
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| If urine organisms grow on selective differential medium, you can determine by visual inspection whether or not they ferment lactose. |
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