title: Ureaplasma urealyticum and infected renal calculi.
abstract: In a group of 41 patients with infection lithiasis, the presence of Ureaplasma urealyticum in urine and in the calculi was investigated. A control group of 27 patients with metabolic lithiasis was simultaneously evaluated. Ureaplasma urealyticum was detected in a total of 10 patients with infection lithiasis. In 7 of those patients, U. urealyticum was the only urease producing microorganism detected, while in the remaining 3 it was detected along with common bacteria. We believe that U. urealyticum may be considered as a possible causative factor of infection lithiasis.
authors.affiliation: Athens University Urology Department, Greece.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsagatakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constantinides
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paniara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mouka
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Psaras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*