Urinary tract infection

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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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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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Dr. Praveen Kumar Etta Nephrologist/Renal Specialist 19 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Praveen Kumar Etta

Nephrologist/Renal Specialist 19 yrs exp Hyderabad

U can repeat CUE AND URINE CULTURE after 2 weeks of stopping antibiotics. Dr Praveen Kumar Etta, Nephrologist from Hyderabad.

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