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Some years ago, the standards for rating a chlamydia test positive or negative were different than they are now. Back then, there was a "gray zone" in the middle that was considered indeterminate or inconclusive. This meant that one couldn't say whether the patient had chlamydia or not.
Since that time, the CDC has changed standards, requiring that all of these tests previously categorized as "inconclusive" now be labeled positive chlamydia tests.
Factors besides chlamydia that led to these inconclusive results may have included infection with a few other types of bacteria, not all of which caused disease.
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What can cause you to get inconclusive results on a drug test?
Drinking too much water before a drug test can cause an inconclusive result. Any urinalysis will be skewed from too much water in the sample.
Does inconclusive urine test mean that you failed your urine test?
no it does not.
What is a inconclusive urine test?
A inconclusive urine test is when there is no decision if it's negative or positive. This usually happens when the urine is not tested right away.
Can chlamydia cause nitrates in your urine?
No, it does not. If you need testing for chlamydia, if you may be at risk, please ask for the test by name.
What does an inconclusive chlamydia urine test mean?
Inconclusive urine tests are no longer reported, but used to be common. At that time, the inconclusive result meant that on an arbitrary scoring range created for the test, the result was in the middle -- neither positive nor negative. Since then, all results previously labeled inconclusive have now been labeled positive.
Could you have chlamydia if there is no bacteria in your urine?
Yes. A culture to detect bacteria in the urine does not check for chlamydia. The urine test for chlamydia is not a standard urinalysis or urine culture, but is a specific test to detect chlamydia's genetic material. Ask for the test specifically if you are concerned.
Is a urine test accurate to test for chlamydia?
A normal blood test will not detect the infection. To diagnose chlamydia, you need a urine test or swab of the vagina, urethra, rectum, throat, or eye. Blood tests can look for evidence of past infection with chlamydia, but these are of no use in determining current infection and aren't used to diagnose or treat disease.
How soon can chlamydia show up in urine?
Urine tests are effective for testing chlamydia, as long as the right test is ordered. A routine urinalysis or urine culture will not detect chlamydia. The specific chlamydia test needs to be ordered. There is a DNA amplification test that can be performed for chlamydia and gonorrhea on a urine sample. The urine, however, should not be a midstream sample - it should be the first urine that is urinated to get any of the bacteria that were growing in the urethra.
Does a doctor have to ask for chlamydia to be test for in the urine or does it just show up?
To get tested for chlamydia, you must ask specifically for that test. Routine urinalysis or culture does not detect chlamydia.Chlamydia testing requires a specific test. Urine testing done for other purposes will not detect chlamydia.
What physical characteristics can you find in urine if you have chlamydia?
You may get positive leukocytes on a urine dip, but a person can have chlamydia and have no changes in urine other than those detected by a specific chlamydia test.
What can cause a false negative chlamydia test in males?
Urinating within hours of the urine or swab test, not using the first urine that comes out, or inadequate swabbing can all cause a false negative chlamydia test. In addition, testing too soon after exposure, or recent exposure to partially effective antibiotics could cause a negative test that would be positive within a couple of more weeks.
What is an inconclusive urine test mean?
sm\omething was found but not enough to detect
