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Wait to culture???

I was on amoxicillin for a UTI, how long should I be off of the antibiotic before getting another culture? Amoxicillin has a 60 minute half life, very short. Could you go the next day to get a urine culture?

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Hi,

You have to wait for at least 2 weeks.
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