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Hypercalciuria and recurrent urinary tract infections among children in Zahedan, Iran.

Simin Sadeghi‐Bojd, Mohammad Mostakhdem Hashemi

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association of idiopathic urinary tract infection (UTI) and hypercalciuria in Iranian children. METHODS: Seventy children with episodes of UTI, and 70 healthy controls were studied. Random urine calcium-creatinine ratio (UCa/Cr) and plasma calcium were measured. RESULTS: Hypercalciuria was found significantly higher (p<0.05) in UTI patients (30%) than normal subjects (11.4%). The results showed that frequency of hypercalciuria is higher in females (42.9%) than males (17.1%). CONCLUSION: The investigation of urinary calcium excretion in children with recurrent UTI is recommended.

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Key concepts: Hypercalciuria, Medicine, Urinary system, Urinary calcium, Urine, Creatinine, Calcium, Internal medicine