it's colonies per mL -- sm

Posted By: MT on 2008-03-04
In Reply to: Need help with lab/urine culture. - Thanks.

Subject: it's colonies per mL -- sm

You may also hear it as colony-forming units per mL, or alternatively CFU per mL, meaning the # of colony-forming units per mL of urine.

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Need help with lab/urine culture. - Thanks.
- Hmm my abbreviation book shows ml no mL, but I find it must be incorrect. - birdlady
  - You have a different abbv book than I have. Mine shows mL but says can also be ml - Just difference in some books. :)
- it's colonies per mL -- sm - MT
- 10,000/ml - birdlady
  - Thank you both. - nm

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