X-ray radiographs are able to detect calcium-containing kidney stones, but they are unable to determine whether they are associated with an infection. Whether a kidney stone is infected or not needs to be determined by a combination of symptoms, signs and symptoms, blood tests, urine tests, and urine culture tests.
Kidney stones can contain different components, commonly including calcium oxalate stones, calcium phosphate stones, calcium carbonate stones, uric acid stones, cystine stones, etc. Calcium-containing stones can usually be visualized on radiographs, but pure uric acid stones and cystine stones can not be visualized on radiographs. x-ray can only determine whether there are visible stones or not, but can not tell whether there is a co-infection.
Whether kidney stones are combined with infection needs comprehensive judgment, if the patient has fever, chills, urinary frequency, urinary urgency should be suspected of combined infection. If the blood routine found elevated levels of white blood cells, urine routine contains white blood cells and pus, urine culture found evidence of bacterial infection can be clearly diagnosed.
Suspected of kidney stones with infection suggests that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible, complete the above tests in a timely manner, as soon as possible after a clear diagnosis to be targeted treatment.