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What Does 100,00 CFU/ml Of Proteus Murabilis Mean?
My 3 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with a UTI. The diagnosis is 599.0 uti - site not specified but .. The result is greater than 100,000 CFU/ml of Proteus Murabilis. From things I am reading, this is scary? How would she get proteus murabalis as compare to E. coli
Fri, 5 Dec 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The urine culture report suggests presence of infection with bacteria Proteus mirabilis.
A colony count of 100,000 CFU suggests a heavy infection load.
Along with culture, drug sensitivity also needs to be done to know the most appropriate antibiotic effective against the bacteria.
E coli is another type pf bacteria which causes urinary tract infection.
Proteus mirabilis is also a bacteria responsible for urinary tract infection.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
The urine culture report suggests presence of infection with bacteria Proteus mirabilis.
A colony count of 100,000 CFU suggests a heavy infection load.
Along with culture, drug sensitivity also needs to be done to know the most appropriate antibiotic effective against the bacteria.
E coli is another type pf bacteria which causes urinary tract infection.
Proteus mirabilis is also a bacteria responsible for urinary tract infection.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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