ccalkins Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 If you have a urine culture with >100,000 gnr but also some lactobacillus, would you work up the gnr and assume the lacto is a contaminant? In other words, the UTI was not a good catch. Then let the doctor decide if he wants to use the susceptibility. Some people think that since it is contaminated that the gnr is also a contaminant. What do you think?Cindy:bonk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I have rarely seen a contaminant at >100,000 on a specimen that was stored/plated within reasonable time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkress Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 If we get >100,000 of a gnr along with some Lactobacillus we take a look at the urine micro results. If there are WBC's we tend to view the gnr as an organism that needs to be worked up - both ID & sensitivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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