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What Does Insignificant Growth In Culture Mean?

hi Dr Manjunath i m deepa
i have done urine routine test in that it showed infection so doctor gave me antibiotic norfrox but, still the pain was there in stomach so she suggested to have a urine culture . I have the report and it shows insignificant growth in culture what does this mean
Mon, 7 Nov 2016
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.

It means that there is no significant bacteria in urine and this meand that there is no uroinfection actally so cause of your pain may be something else and you should do extensive work up to find exact cause.

I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
DR. Ivan Rommstein
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What Does Insignificant Growth In Culture Mean?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. It means that there is no significant bacteria in urine and this meand that there is no uroinfection actally so cause of your pain may be something else and you should do extensive work up to find exact cause. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health. DR. Ivan Rommstein