Hypercalciuria in urinary tract infection of children in Qods Teaching Hospital of Qazvin

R Dalirani; A Mahyar; A Moshiri; P Ayazi; s Yavari; Sh Golnavas

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Hypercalciuria in urinary tract infection of children in Qods Teaching Hospital of Qazvin

Author(s):

R Dalirani^1,*,

A Mahyar²,

A Moshiri³,

P Ayazi⁴,

s Yavari⁵,

Sh Golnavas⁵

1Shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,Tehran,Iran

2Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

3,Qazvin university of medical sciences ,Qazvin ,Iran

4Qazvin university of medical sciences ,Qazvin ,Iran

5Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 15, issue 2; 94-98

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:R DaliraniA MahyarA MoshiriP Ayazis YavariSh Golnavaset al.Hypercalciuria in urinary tract infection of children in Qods Teaching Hospital of Qazvin.J Inflamm Dis.15(2):e155621.

Abstract

Background: There are many underlying factors that increase the chance for occurrence of UTI and some reports indicate a role for hypercalciuria in UTI. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the Ca/Cr status in urinary tract infection of children. Methods: This was a cross- sectional antegrade study conducted in Qods teaching hospital of Qazvin from 2006-2007, in which 50 children with urinary tract infection were studied for hypercalciuria. To determine hypercalciuria, the Ca/Cr ratio of a random urine sample was measured. Different variables such as age, gender, history of UTI and etc, were compared between hypercalciuric and normocalciuric groups. Results were analyzed with SPSS using t-test and chi square test. Findings: Of 50 patients, 27 cases (54%) were found to have hypercalciuria. There was a significant difference between hypercalciuric and normocalciuric groups regarding the abnormal sonographic findings (p

Keywords

Urinary Tract Infection

Hypercalciuria

Children

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