what does it mean when a urine culture is positive
A positive urine culture is based on the growth of bacteria at a high number of colony forming units (CFUs). Urine culture results should be interpreted in conjunction with clinical symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI), such as dysuria, urinary frequency, suprapubic pain, flank pain, and fever.or clean-catch urine samples, a positive urine culture as indicated by the growth of bacteria greater than 100,000 CFUs/mL is suggestive of UTI; growth of 1,000-100,000 CFUs/mL may still indicate UTI, especially for a specimen taken at cystoscopy or other invasive procedures.