Open AccessIdiopathic hypercalciuria in children with urinary tract infection
Author(s) -
Alejandro Balestracci,
Luciana Meni Battaglia,
Ismael Toledo,
Sandra Mariel Martin,
Raquel Eva Wainsztein
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2014.eng.428
Subject(s) - hypercalciuria , urinary system , medicine , pediatrics
Idiopathic hypercalciuria (IH) predisposes to urinary tract infections (UTIs); however, there is scarce local information regarding such association. Our objectives were to estimate IH prevalence in children with UTI and to assess whether there were differences in relation to the presence or absence of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Additionally, the association between IH and salt intake was studied.