Bacterial growth-promoting properties of pooled urine and individual urines from post-menopausal women with or without a urinary tract infection can vary substantially
L. Reitzer, J. Hogins, E. Fan, Z. Seyan, S. Kusin, A. L. Christie, P. E. Zimmern
The paper investigates bacterial growth in urine from post-menopausal women with and without UTIs, finding significant variation in growth rates and suggesting pooled urine may not represent an average.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2022Microbiology