A 36-year-old woman presents with dysuria, urinary urgency,…

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A 36-yeаr-оld wоmаn presents with dysuriа, urinary urgency, and suprapubic discоmfort for the past 3 days. She denies fever, flank pain, or vaginal discharge. No history of recurrent UTIs or recent antibiotic use. The nurse practitioner notes mild suprapubic tenderness but no costovertebral angle tenderness. The POC UA resulted in positive leukocyte esterase and nitrites, with moderate bacteria. Urine culture results were:• Escherichia coli: 100,000 CFU/mL• Staphylococcus epidermidis: 1,000 CFU/mLWhat is the most accurate interpretation of the urine culture results?

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