Association of KUB stones with UTI: A retrospective study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.4.14.2025.85Keywords:
KUB stones, , urinary tract infections (UTI), Urolithiasis, nephron-lithiasis, bacterial colonization, retrospective studyAbstract
Objectives: The primary objective of this research was to ascertain the relationship between KUB stones and the frequency of UTIs in a cohort of affected patients including evaluation of demographic factors such as age, sex and determination of stone characteristics (size, side, and position).
Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted from March to June 2025 at Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital. The study utilized a purposive sampling technique to select patient medical records, comprising 35 cases with KUB stones and 35 controls without stones. Inclusion criteria required patients to be over 20 years of age with available CT KUB and urinalysis reports. Data was collected from hospital laboratory databases and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 27. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional review board of Sialkot Medical College.
Results: A statistically significant association was found between the presence of KUB stones and UTIs (p<0.001), with patients in the stone group having a threefold higher odd of developing a UTI compared to the control group (odds ratio = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.47–6.13). Specifically, 60% of patients with stones had a UTI, in contrast to 20% of the control group. In a multivariable logistic regression model, both UTI status and sex emerged as significant independent predictors of the outcome.
Conclusion: The findings demonstrate a strong association between KUB stones and an increased risk of urinary tract infections.
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Copyright (c) 2025 Nadeem Shafique, Zoha Mansoor, Momna Faisal Khan, Bilal Naeem, Laraib Razzaq, Tabia Batool (Author)
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