Urine Culture Criteria after POCT UA
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Can anyone share with me the criteria they use for when to send a Urine for Culture once it is dipped for a POCT UA. Also, do you normally have staff "pour" off the urine prior to dipping the strip? What is the process for urines with low volume?
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We don't have a policy for when to send for urine culture. We leave that up to the providers. The staff are trained to pour a small amount in a separate medicinal cup to keep original sample sterile in case a culture is ordered. If there's not enough for both an UA and culture staff are also trained to consult with the provider which one they'd prefer or they'd need to recollect if both are needed.
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