Severe stabbing recurrent pain along trigeminal nerve, usually unilateral. most often begins near 1 side of the mouth and rises toward the ear, eye, nostril on same side.
A urine culture may be ordered when symptoms indicate the possibility of a urinary tract infection, such as pain and burning when urinating and frequent urge to urinate.
(Method: Culture on selective and enriched media) Negative: no growth. A urine culture involves collecting a urine specimen so that the organism causing disease can be isolated and identified. Urine can be collected by clean catch, urinary catheterization, or suprapubic aspiration. The severity of the infection or contamination of the specimen can be determined by knowing the type and number of organisms (colonies) present in the specimen.