Serum Procalcitonin Level is a Useful Predictor of Dilating Vesicoureteral Refl ux in Patients with First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection
| Main Author: | Sherein Abdelhamid Shalaby |
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| Other Authors: | Peertechz Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
| Format: | Article |
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, 2017
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1627627 |
Daftar Isi:
- Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as a novel biomarker for prediction of Vesicoureteral Refl ux (VUR). Since VUR is the most important risk factor for occurrence of pyelonephritis and renal tissue infl ammation, serum PCT level may have a relationship with VUR. However, literature about the relationship between procalcitonin level and VUR is scanty.