Retrospective analysis of inflammatory parameters in acute pyelonephritis
| Autor: | Shih-Wei Lai, Kim-Choy Ng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Neutrophils Urology Taiwan Comorbidity Gastroenterology Vesicoureteral reflux Risk Assessment Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Leukocyte Count Predictive Value of Tests Internal medicine medicine Humans Leukocytosis Risk factor Child Retrospective Studies Inflammation Vesico-Ureteral Reflux biology Pyelonephritis business.industry Incidence C-reactive protein Infant Newborn Infant Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio medicine.disease Confidence interval Surgery C-Reactive Protein Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Nephrology Predictive value of tests Child Preschool Multivariate Analysis biology.protein Female medicine.symptom Inflammation Mediators business Blood Chemical Analysis |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology. 37(3) |
| ISSN: | 0036-5599 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Different parameters were compared in children with acute pyelonephritis in order to facilitate the early detection of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in primary healthcare settings. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional, hospital-based study. A total of 149 children with confirmed acute pyelonephritis were retrospectively analyzed between January 1999 and December 2000. The primary factors studied were body temperature, C-reactive protein level, white blood cell count and neutrophil ratio. RESULTS The study population comprised 82 males (55.0%) and 67 females (45.0%). The mean age of the patients was 2.7 +/- 3.9 years (age range 1 day to 18 years; 75% |
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