difference between urine culture and urinalysis
Urinalysis is often done either for medical conditions or Drug Testing. Drug testing in urine involves the presence of a drug or its metabolite as per its pharmacological profile. Urinalysis provides an avenue towards medical abnormalities or drug overdose and misuse[1]. A brief of medical conditions associated with urine profile is tabulated as below[1,2]:
A urine culture may be ordered when symptoms indicate the possibility of a urinary tract infection, such as pain and burning when urinating and frequent urge to urinate.