Trade agreement. Trade agreement, any contractual arrangement between states concerning their trade relationships. Trade agreements may be bilateral or multilateralâthat is, between two states or more than two states. 1  For most countries international trade is regulated by unilateral barriers of several types, including tariffs, nontariff barriers, and outright prohibitions.
Test Overview. A urine culture is a test to find and identify germs (usually bacteria) that may be causing a urinary tract infection (UTI) . Urine in the bladder normally is sterileâit does not contain any bacteria or other organisms (such as fungi).But bacteria can enter the urethra and cause an infection.est Overview. A urine culture is a test to find and identify germs (usually bacteria) that may be causing a urinary tract infection (UTI) . Urine in the bladder normally is sterileâit does not contain any bacteria or other organisms (such as fungi). But bacteria can enter the urethra and cause an infection.
The Test Sample. Urine is the fluid that contains water and wastes and that is produced by the kidneys. It travels from the kidneys, through tubes called ureters to the bladder, and then is eliminated from the body through the urethra. The urine culture is a test that detects and identifies bacteria and yeast in the urine, which may be causing a urinary tract infection (UTI). For a urine culture, a small sample of urine is placed on one or more agar plates (a thin layer of a nutrient media) and incubated at body temperature.