A patient with symptoms of a UTI has a culture taken, which grows 5x103 E. coli. The laboratory reports it as "insignificant." Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

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Consider vancomycin as an alternative drug

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Determine if fluorescent microscopy is available for the diagnosis of actinomycosis

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Do no further clinical workup

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Suggest to the laboratory that low colony counts may reflect infection; follow up with culture

A patient with symptoms of a UTI has a culture taken, which grows 5x103 E. coli. The laboratory reports it as "insignificant." Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

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