Preliminary urine culture might just be a Urinalysis (UA), in which they check for white blood cells in sample. White blood cells are a sign of inflammation. No matter what the preliminary culture says, you should wait for the results of the Urine Culture (24-48 hours) as it can provide more information about the possible infection.
which media or both use for blood culture
no
Emphysema causes lower oxygen levels in the blood.
The condition that results in thick blood as a result of having too many red blood cells is polycythemia vera. This is a bone marrow disease that occurs more often in men, than in women.
As soon as you get the test results back from the culture you have the okay to insert the picc line.
42 days
42 days
It can take anywhere from one to eight weeks to get Tuberculosis Sputum culture results. The test will determine if you have Tuberculosis.
5 to 7 days
Preliminary results are usually available in 24-48 hours, but the final results are allowed to grow for 72 hours, and only after that time is a culture result considered final.
It depends on the organism that's being cultured. If it's a bacterial culture you could have the results in a week or two. If it's a fungal culture it could take as much as 8 weeks.
6 days
for blood culture results generally 5 days are requried. negative report is only given after 5 days. othere wise it is given after rapid growth and identification.
probaly a week or so
You can usually get results the next day
I currently have Mono and my blood work results came in about a week after the testing.