Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium isolated from urine and stone matrix of
calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone formers. Whether it has pathogenic role (s) in kidney stone …

Urologists are typically faced with clinical situations for which the microbiome may have
been a contributing factor. Clinicians have a good understanding regarding the role of …

Recent evidence has suggested that recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) can cause not
only infection stones but also metabolic stones (eg, those containing calcium oxalate …

The advent of sensitive enhanced culture (metaculturomic) and culture-independent DNA-
based (metagenomic) methods has revealed a rich collection of microbial species that …

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common type of urogenital disease. UTI affects the
urethra, bladder, ureter, and kidney. A total of 13.3% of women, 2.3% of men, and 3.4% of …

Ureteral stents are commonly used to prevent urinary obstruction but can become colonized
by bacteria and encrusted, leading to clinical complications. Despite recent discovery and …

Urease-producing bacteria (especially Proteus mirabilis) can cause infection kidney stone.
However, recent studies have shown that intact viable non-urease-producing bacteria such …

Background The association between total and truncal body fat and kidney stone (KS)
remains unclear. Objective To evaluate the association between total and truncal body fat …

Abstract Background Calcium oxalate (CaOx) uroliths are common in dogs. Humans with
CaOx urolithiasis exhibit alterations of the urinary and urogenital microbiomes that might …

Kidney stone is a common urological condition, the prevalence and incidence of which has
escalated in the last few years due to dietary habits and other related medical conditions …