Intracellular Crystalline Deposits by Bacteria Grown in Urine

Keefe, William E.; Smith, M. J. V.

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William E. Keefe⁵ &
M. J. V. Smith⁵

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Several species of bacteria formed calcium containing crystalline material when grown in urine obtained from a subject with a history of infrequent renal calculi formation. The following species: Proteus mirabilis, Proteus rettgerii, Providencia stuartii, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans formed crystals of hydroxyapatite. Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus vulgaris produced crystals of calcite-III. Several of these bacteria have been isolated from the kidneys of patients with kidney stones, indicating that microorganisms may be involved in the enucleation process during calculogenesis.

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Pathophysiologishes Institut der Universität Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
L. H. Smith
Urologische Universitätsklinik, Bonn, Germany
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Keefe, W.E., Smith, M.J.V. (1976). Intracellular Crystalline Deposits by Bacteria Grown in Urine. In: Fleisch, H., Robertson, W.G., Smith, L.H., Vahlensieck, W. (eds) Urolithiasis Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4295-3_35

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