%0 Article
%A A. V. B. Krishnakanth, 
%A Padmaraj Hegde, 
%A Arun Chawla, 
%A Sunil Bhaskhara Pillai, 
%A Pilar Laguna, 
%A Jean de la Rosette, 
%T Unravelling the Added Value of Urinary Stone Cultures Towards Infectious Complications Following Treatment of Renal Stones
%D 2026
%R 10.3390/antibiotics15010052
%J ANTIBIOTICS
%X Aim: To explore the association between urinary stone cultures and infectious complications following PCNL. Materials and Methods: An observational case–control study
was conducted in patients undergoing PCNL. The assessment included demographic parameters, medical history, urinalysis, and urine culture and blood testing. Pre-operatively,
urinary stone samples were collected for cultures. Post-operatively, patients were observed for infectious complications such as fever and/or SIRS. Patients were divided into
two groups based on the presence or absence of infected renal calculi. Patient characteristics, stone factors, and intra-operative and post-operative findings were studied in
relation to stone culture. Descriptive statistics was used to present the data and the SPSS
software was used for analysis. Results: From December 2023 to March 2025, a total
of 126 patients were included in the study. A total of 16 patients (12.6%) had a positive
stone culture. Statistical significance was found upon the comparison of stone culture
with gender (p = 0.046), chronic kidney disease (p = 0.002), pre-operative urine culture
(p = 0.001), pre-operative haemoglobin (g/dL) (
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