Urolithiasis – Do Ureaplasmas Play a Role in Etiology

Smolec, Dominika; Gofron, Zygmunt; Ekiel, Alicja

doi:10.30699/ijmm.17.3.369

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Smolec D, Gofron Z, Ekiel A. Urolithiasis – Do Ureaplasmas Play a Role in Etiology. Iran J Med Microbiol 2023; 17 (3) :369-372
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Urolithiasis – Do Ureaplasmas Play a Role in Etiology

Dominika Smolec

¹, Zygmunt Gofron²

, Alicja Ekiel³

1- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland , drady@sum.edu.pl
2- Med Holding Emil Michalowski Specialist Hospital, Katowice, Poland
3- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Background and Aim: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by urease-producing organisms, including ureaplasmas, may contribute to urolithiasis formation. We aimed to determine the frequency of Ureaplasma parvum and Ureaplasma urealyticum among urology hospital patients with urinary stones.
Materials and Methods: The study group included 30 men with urolithiasis from Katowice, Poland. Urine samples were examined routinely for bacteria and by RT-PCR for ureaplasma DNA. Statistical analysis was done by chi-square and Fisher test (p<0.05 was statistically significant).
Results & Conclusion: In patients with urolithiasis, DNAs of Ureaplasma spp. were detected 2 times more frequently (20%) compared with controls (10%). We suggest including the detection of Ureaplasma spp. in the group of patients with urolithiasis and sterile leukocyturia.

Keywords: Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Urolithiasis, Infection

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Type of Study: Brief Original Article | Subject: Medical Bacteriology
Received: 2022/10/22 | Accepted: 2023/01/11 | ePublished: 2023/06/26

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