C/S Urine
Urine is a biological fluid that contains water and other metabolic end components expelled from the kidney through the urinary tract. Urine culture test examines for any harmful pathogens like bacteria, viruses, and fungus present in the Urine to detect early Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and other related pathologies.
C/S URINE:
Why Urine Culture Test?
CLINICAL INFORMATION
Urine Culture Test is used along with results from a urinalysis (pus/blood), to diagnose a urinary tract infection (UTI) such as cystitis, and to identify the cause of infectious microbial agent eg. Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, E.coli, Enterobacter, or Proteus, etc. Urine culture is ordered in patients with UTI, when suspected with ascending to kidneys or bladder who manifest with clinical signs and symptoms. While the collection of urine sample specimen midstream urine is preferred. Apart from physical investigations such as color, volume, density, pH, gravity, etc, the urine sample specimen of the patient is added to a suitable culture medium for microbial growth. The formation of bacterial or fungal colony growth signifies the presence of that microbe as a positive test result. The absence of microbial growth in the urine culture medium is confirmed in negative test results. These test results help in arriving at diagnosis with confirmatory test results (to rule out a differential diagnosis) and prescribing specific medications against the infectious pathogens, and also in monitoring treatment (prognosis).
General Instructions:
Sample Requirement: Specimen - Blood sample collected from the vein. Test Preparation: None.
NOTE - Sample for specimen collections may vary based on the patient’s condition/cases according to the patient’s presenting complaints/signs or symptoms:
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT (Special or Rare Cases) - As instructed and guided by Physician / Clinician / Pathologist / as per Laboratory’s requirements, according to procedures and protocols.
Sample Requirement: Urine Sample
Test Preparation: Suggestions from your Doctor
This Multi-Specialty Clinical Referral Laboratory RT DIAGNOSTICS provides precise and accurate tests with an extensive range of testing services to the medical centers to help in the diagnosis and identification of pathology in the test specimens for infectious diseases and also to evaluate the function of organ systems of the patient. It prevents further complications and helps to stabilize and restore health to near normalcy at the earliest without delay.
