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Bacteriological study of renal calculi.

A C McCartney, J Clark, H J Lewi

    European Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    |December 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    Pre-operative urine cultures often fail to detect bacterial infections within kidney stones (calculi). This study highlights that infections reside within the stones themselves, suggesting calculus removal is crucial when infection is present.

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    Area of Science:

    • Urology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Microbiology

    Background:

    • Intrarenal calculi (kidney stones) can be associated with urinary tract infections.
    • The precise relationship between urine bacterial cultures and stone infection requires further clarification.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the bacteriology of intrarenal calculi and associated urine samples.
    • To determine the reliability of pre-operative urine cultures in predicting stone infection.

    Main Methods:

    • Bacteriological examination of pre-operative urine, pelvic urine, removed calculi, and calculus washings from 24 patients.
    • Quantitative culture techniques were employed for stones and washings.

    Main Results:

    • Struvite calculi showed higher rates of infection in both urine and stones compared to oxalate calculi.
    • Proteus mirabilis was the most frequently isolated organism.
    • Pre-operative urine culture failed to predict intra-stone infection in 60% of cases with infected stones.

    Conclusions:

    • Bacterial infection is often located within the renal calculus itself.
    • Pre-operative urine culture is an unreliable predictor of intra-stone infection.
    • The presence of infected urine and renal calculus indicates a need for calculus removal.

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