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2020-12-31 03:57:24
How long should I wait to take a urine culture test after antibiotics to check if infection gone or not? Taking nitrofurantoin 100mg twice for 10 days.
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U can repeat CUE AND URINE CULTURE after 2 weeks of stopping antibiotics. Dr Praveen Kumar Etta, Nephrologist from Hyderabad.
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cue and urine culture
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take more water

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Wait for two days and then get a urine culture done. Nitrofurantoin has very short half life and it gets washed out od your system very quickly. No need to wait any longer than that. All the best.

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