Potential contribution of optional urease-positive bacteria to idiopathic urinary calcium stone formation: II. Microlith formation kinetics in a fermenter model of the urinary tract infected by optional urease-positive microorganisms

Urological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-78

  Leusmann, D B ^a   Sabinski, F ^b  

^a Malteser Krankenhaus St Hildegardis   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium stones; Microlith formation; Optional urease positive infection; Urinary tract model

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; UROLITHIASIS;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CRYSTALLIZATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; UREASE; URINARY CALCULI; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0029925818     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00431082     Document Type: Article

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