URINARY-TRACT INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL STONES IN THE EPIRUS DISTRICT (NORTHEAST GREECE)

The relationship between renal stones and urinary tract infection is f requent but not well-known. In this study, urinary tract infection was found in 12 % of renal stone formers. It is four times more common in females than in males, Urea splitting bacteria (Proteus, Klebsiella, Staphylococcus and Pyocyaneus) lead to stone formation, They were iden tified in 72 % of cases. Proteus was predominant and the organism most frequently found in staghorn stone farmers. Other non urea-splitting bacteria (E. coli, Enterobacter, Streptococcus) were observed in 25 % to 30 % of cases. The percentage of the various bacteria varies accord ing to the degree of resistance to therapy and the patients sex.