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Does Cleaning Up Before Strep B Test Cause Bacteria To Wash Away?
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i am 37 weeks pregnant and went for my group strep b test. I hardly felt anything could he have done it too superficially and not gotten a proper test. also i REALLY washed down there before going to the doctor, could i have washed away the bacteria, causing a false negative reading, thanks
i am 37 weeks pregnant and went for my group strep b test. I hardly felt anything could he have done it too superficially and not gotten a proper test. also i REALLY washed down there before going to the doctor, could i have washed away the bacteria, causing a false negative reading, thanks
Tue, 6 Sep 2016
Hello. The swab is really painless and all the washing you did wouldn;t affect the test. There would be very little chance of a false negative result
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