Can we take Urine culture while on antibiotics?

It is possible to culture urine when you have been on an antibiotic. Ideally it would be best to take a specimen for urine culture before starting an antibiotic, and wait for the results to confirm that the bacteria causing the infection are sensitive to the prescribed antibiotic. read more

AA urine culture test is based on treatment of th specimen (urine) with antibiotics to see if the infection has died down or not and also for the reasons that to what medicines the infection is reactive and to which other antibiotics it may not be sensitive to. read more

Best Answer: Antibiotics will afect the results of a urine culture and sensitivity testing. If you have been on antibiotics for a little while already, the organism that is causing the issue may be in decreased numbers or gone already altogether. read more

A urine culture is done to determine the type of bacteria that is causing the infection. If you take an antibiotic, it could already have possibly killed the type bacteria that is being tested for. read more