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Intro; Preface; Contents; 1: Bacteria in the Genitourinary Tract: The Microbiota and Efforts to Address Infection; Introduction; The Microbiome and Its Significance in Urology; Probiotics and Urological Diseases; Cranberry Juice; References; 2: Overview of Urinary Tract Infections; Cystitis; Pathogenesis; Uropathogenic E. coli; Staphylococcus saprophyticus; Enterococcus faecalis; Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS); Clinical Management, Treatment, and Preventive Measures; Pyelonephritis; Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis; Differences Between E. coli Strains in Pyelonephritis and Cystitis
Clinical Management, Treatment, and Preventive MeasuresUrethritis; Clinical Management, Treatment, and Preventive Measures; Microbiome of the Urinary Tract; References; 3: Pathogenic Mechanisms of Uropathogens; Introduction; Bacterial Adhesion; Type 1 Fimbriae; P Fimbriae; S Fimbriae and F1C Fimbriae; Non-fimbriated Adhesins; Biofilms and Related Communities; Biofilms; Intracellular Biofilm Communities (IBCs); Quiescent Intracellular Reservoirs (QIRs); Toxins and Nutrient Acquisition; Hemolysin A; Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor; Iron Acquisition; Urease; Surviving Antimicrobials; References
4: Urosepsis: Pathogenesis and TreatmentClinical Introduction; Sources and Pathogenesis of Urosepsis; Management; Prior Sepsis Scoring; Conclusion; References; 5: The Microbiome in the Testis: Epididymitis and Orchitis; Introduction; Epidemiology; Epididymitis; Definition and Classification; Presentation; Pathogenesis and Etiology; Investigations; Complications; Management; Orchitis; Epidemiology; Definition and Classification; Presentation; Pathogenesis and Etiology; Investigations; Complications; Management; Chronic Scrotal Pain; Testis Microbiome: Future Directions of Research; References
6: Struvite Stone Formation by Ureolytic BiofilmsFormation of Struvite Stones by Ureolytic Microorganisms; Biofilm Development and Struvite Precipitation; Investigation of Struvite Stone Formation Using In Vitro and In Silico Techniques; Summary; References; 7: Management of Infection Stones; Introduction; References; 8: The Use of Probiotics and Other Microbiota Therapies to Mitigate Recurrent Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation; Introduction; The Role of CaOx in Stone Disease; Treatment of CaOx Stone Disease; Microbiome Damage and Stone Formation; Environmental Damage to the Microbiota
Microbiome Restoration TherapiesProbiotics; O. formigenes; the Bacterial Proto-oxalate Utilizer in Humans; Oxalobacter Replacement; Lactic Acid Bacteria-Based Probiotics; Engineered Microbial Solutions; Fecal Microbiome Transplantation (FMT); Conclusion; References; 9: Role of Oxalobacter formigenes Colonization in Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stone Disease; Microbiology of O. formigenes; O. formigenes in the Human Gut; O. formigenes Colonization; O. formigenes Colonization and Risk of Calcium Oxalate Stone Disease; Conclusions; References
Clinical Management, Treatment, and Preventive MeasuresUrethritis; Clinical Management, Treatment, and Preventive Measures; Microbiome of the Urinary Tract; References; 3: Pathogenic Mechanisms of Uropathogens; Introduction; Bacterial Adhesion; Type 1 Fimbriae; P Fimbriae; S Fimbriae and F1C Fimbriae; Non-fimbriated Adhesins; Biofilms and Related Communities; Biofilms; Intracellular Biofilm Communities (IBCs); Quiescent Intracellular Reservoirs (QIRs); Toxins and Nutrient Acquisition; Hemolysin A; Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor; Iron Acquisition; Urease; Surviving Antimicrobials; References
4: Urosepsis: Pathogenesis and TreatmentClinical Introduction; Sources and Pathogenesis of Urosepsis; Management; Prior Sepsis Scoring; Conclusion; References; 5: The Microbiome in the Testis: Epididymitis and Orchitis; Introduction; Epidemiology; Epididymitis; Definition and Classification; Presentation; Pathogenesis and Etiology; Investigations; Complications; Management; Orchitis; Epidemiology; Definition and Classification; Presentation; Pathogenesis and Etiology; Investigations; Complications; Management; Chronic Scrotal Pain; Testis Microbiome: Future Directions of Research; References
6: Struvite Stone Formation by Ureolytic BiofilmsFormation of Struvite Stones by Ureolytic Microorganisms; Biofilm Development and Struvite Precipitation; Investigation of Struvite Stone Formation Using In Vitro and In Silico Techniques; Summary; References; 7: Management of Infection Stones; Introduction; References; 8: The Use of Probiotics and Other Microbiota Therapies to Mitigate Recurrent Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation; Introduction; The Role of CaOx in Stone Disease; Treatment of CaOx Stone Disease; Microbiome Damage and Stone Formation; Environmental Damage to the Microbiota
Microbiome Restoration TherapiesProbiotics; O. formigenes; the Bacterial Proto-oxalate Utilizer in Humans; Oxalobacter Replacement; Lactic Acid Bacteria-Based Probiotics; Engineered Microbial Solutions; Fecal Microbiome Transplantation (FMT); Conclusion; References; 9: Role of Oxalobacter formigenes Colonization in Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stone Disease; Microbiology of O. formigenes; O. formigenes in the Human Gut; O. formigenes Colonization; O. formigenes Colonization and Risk of Calcium Oxalate Stone Disease; Conclusions; References