Association of Procalcitonin With Acute Pyelonephritis and Renal Scars in Pediatric UTI
PEDIATRICS, cilt.131, sa.5, ss.870-879, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 131 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1542/peds.2012-2408
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.870-879
- Anahtar Kelimeler: acute pyelonephritis, children, procalcitonin, renal scarring, urinary tract infection, URINARY-TRACT-INFECTIONS, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, SERUM PROCALCITONIN, FEBRILE INFANTS, PARENCHYMAL INVOLVEMENT, BACTERIAL-INFECTIONS, PUBLICATION BIAS, CHILDREN, PREDICTION, DIAGNOSIS
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common childhood bacterial infections that may involve renal parenchymal infection (acute pyelonephritis [APN]) followed by late scarring. Prompt, high-quality diagnosis of APN and later identification of children with scarring are important for preventing future complications. Examination via dimercaptosuccinic acid scanning is the current clinical gold standard but is not routinely performed. A more accessible assay could therefore prove useful. Our goal was to study procalcitonin as a predictor for both APN and scarring in children with UTI.