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Bacterial urease generates ammonia from urea, elevating the pH of urine (ie producing alkaline urine). Urinary tract pathogens that produce urease are called urea splitting or urea producing urinary bacteria:
Urease - producing bacteria are also a concern because of the higher incidence of blocked urinary catheters that occur if there are urease- producing bacteria
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