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Serum free carnitine levels in children with recurrent pulmonary infections
Author(s) -
ERGüR AYÇA TöREL,
TANZER FATOŞ,
ÇETINKAYA öGE
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03606.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carnitine , pulmonary infection , gastroenterology , pediatrics
The serum free carnitine levels of 33 children with recurrent pulmonary infection and 30 healthy children were measured and found to be 26.12 ± 0.98 nmol/mL and that of the control group 38.98 ± 0.79 nmol/mL on the average. The mean free carnitine level was statistically determined to be significantly lower when compared with that of the control group ( P < 0.01). The results indicate that oral L‐carnitine therapy is recommended for pediatric patients with recurrent pulmonary infection.