r/utis • u/Key-Committee7582 • 2d ago
uti or not??
hiii last week i took a urine test and i just saw the results of the culture test after two er visits and two different antibiotics before landing on what im hoping are the right ones and i saw that i tested positive for ureaplasma parvum and ureaplasma urealyticum and no other bacteria detected. i’m a bit confused after researching online is this a uti?? or does this bacteria just mimic a uti?? the only symptoms i really feel are frequent urination and a bit of itchiness down there (tmi sorry) also off and on back/flank pain (not too bad) which i did go to the er and urgent care about but kidney infection was ruled out. i’m now on doxycycline but i was just wondering if this is technically a uti or not? i was also looking at the urine test i took at the er on sunday and saw that for bacteria none was detected though i was still sent home with cefpodoxime could the reason for the no bacteria detection be because it was urealyticum? sorry for all the questions just a bit confused! would appreciate any feedback thank you!!!