Simin Sadeghi Bojd, Mohammad Hashemi.
Hypercalciuria and recurrent urinary tract infections among children in Zahedan, Iran.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;58(11):624-6.

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 calciumcreatinine 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 (JPMA 58:624; 2008).

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