Relationship of bacterial infection in urine and calculi to canine urolithiasis
Weaver, A.D.; Pillinger, R.
Veterinary Record 97(3): 48-50
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4900 PMID: 808018 Document Number: 85957
In 26 dogs treated surgically for urolithiasis, bacteriological examination of the urine and the interior of calculi showed that infection was present in both materials in 14 cases. Infection with phosphate calculi, present in 13 of these 14 dogs, was associated with a variety of bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Staph epidermidis, Streptococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and Proteus spp. In a follow-up examination of 16 dogs, organisms different from the original isolates were recovered from some cases. The significance of the persistence of viable bacteria within canine bladder calculi is discussed.