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Hi, I would like to know that Is urine culture and urine sensitivity test are same? Please suggest me.
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No they are not same. A culture is a test to find germs (such as bacteria or a fungus) that can cause an infection. A sensitivity test checks to see what kind of medicine, such as an antibiotic, will work best to treat the illness or infection.
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Once the urine sample is inoculated on culture media to grow the infecting organism that is culture. If something is grown then antibiotic small discs are placed on that to see the inhibition that is called sensitivity.
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