Sentences with phrase «urease stones»

They are also called triple phosphate stones, infectious stones and urease stones.

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Urease breaks down urinary urea into ammonium ions thereby increasing urinary pH. If the conditions are right, stones may precipitate.

Experimental and clinical studies have provided convincing evidence that the vast majority of Struvite stones occur following infection of the urinary tract with urease producing bacteria (especially staphylococci.)

A stone can form as quickly as 2 weeks after infection with a urease positive bacterium sets in.