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Omegaville t1_ixlohvw wrote

I wonder if something similar could be developed for kidney stones and associated issues.

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jawshoeaw t1_ixniko7 wrote

Kidney stones are not caused by bacteria so I don’t think a vaccine could prevent them. Interesting idea.

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earth_to_nemo t1_ixo0z57 wrote

Some of them are, actually—proteus mirabilis can cause struvite stones (staghorn calculi)

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