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Stone Composition, Metabolic Profile and the Presence of the Gut-Inhabiting Bacterium <i>Oxalobacter formigenes</i> as Risk Factors for Renal Stone Formation
1 Jan 2003
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OBJECTIVE: To examine stone composition, metabolic evaluation and colonization of Oxalobacter formigenes as risk factors for renal stone formation. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Eighty patients with renal stones and 70 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Of the 80 patients, 48 were first-time stone formers (FSF) and 32 were 'recurrent' stone formers (RSF), recurrent indicating 2 or more episodes of stone...
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