URCUrine culture with antibiotic sensitivity
What it shows
Whether bacteria grow in the urine, which ones, and which antibiotics work on them. Give it before starting antibiotics.
Your doctor reads the result: the laboratory does not diagnose or prescribe. The result sheet gives the reference range beside each value.
Sample
- Short code
- URC
- What is taken
- Urine
- Container
- Sterile urine cup (free at any branch)
- Turnaround
- 4 working days for samples taken by 12:00; result at 18:00
- At home
- Yes, a nurse comes to your home
Preparation
- No fasting needed
- The first urine after waking, after washing, the middle part into a sterile cup; bring it within 2 hours.
- At least 14 days after antibiotics; if you are taking them, tell your doctor.
- Not during a period; 2 days after it ends.
From the same section
- URINEUrinalysis₼6
- mALBUrine microalbumin₼14
- COPROStool analysis (coprogram)₼10
- O&PStool for worm eggs and protozoa₼8
- FITFaecal occult blood (immunochemical)₼12