The Role of the Micronutrients; Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Iron, Zinc, Copper Levels of Children with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
| Autor: | Ilknur Fidanci, Fatma İnci Arikan, Yıldız Dallar Bilge |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Vitamin
medicine.medical_specialty Respiratory tract infections business.industry medicine.disease Micronutrient Rhonchi Gastroenterology Tachypnea chemistry.chemical_compound Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry White blood cell Internal medicine Lower respiratory tract infection Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Medicine Vitamin B12 medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Infection. 8:105-109 |
| ISSN: | 1308-5271 1307-1068 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/ced.2014.1319 |
| Popis: | Objective: Lower respiratory tract infection is common in children younger than 5 years and is the leading infection cause of childhood mortality and hospitalization. Deficiencies in vitamin A, zinc (ZN), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and micronutrients, such as vitamin B12, are thought to be causes of respiratory tract infections as a trigger. We aimed to detect levels of the micronutrients vitamin A, Zn, Cu, Fe, and vitamin B12 in children with lower respiratory tract infections. Material and Methods: A total of 98 patients between 1 month and 5 years of age with a diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infection were enrolled between February 2011-2012 at Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hospital, Clinic of Child Health and Diseases. The control group included 47 healthy children with the same age who did not have any pathologic findings and history of chronic diseases. In these patients, the clinical and radiological findings of acute phase reactants, vitamin A, vitamin B12, Zn, Cu, and Fe levels were studied, and the groups were compared. Results: Of the patients in the study, 63 (64.3%) were men and 35 (35.7%) were females; mean age was 21.4 (±17.6) (1-60) months. The most common findings on physical examination were tachypnea in 85 (86.7%), cracles 73 (74.5%), and rhonchi 59 (60.2%), respectively. White blood cell (WBC) (p=0.001), sedimentation (Sed) (p |
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