Title of article :
The Prevalence of Renal Scars Among Infants Under One Year Old With a First UTI With or Without VUR in Qom, Iran, 2017
Author/Authors :
Akhavan Sepahi, Mohsen Department of Pediatric - School of Medicine - Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , Toloii, Fateme Pediatric Clinical Research of Development Center - Hazrat Masoomeh Hospital - Qom University Of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , Arsang Jang, Shahram Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , Hoseini, Leila Department of Midwifery - School of Medicine - Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
Abstract :
Renal scarring with reflux develops renal nephropathy. The risk
is higher when it is associated with urinary tract infection (UTI).
Hence, we investigated the prevalence of renal scars among
children under one-year-old with the first UTI in Qom, Iran.
We conducted this retrospective study on 140 infants divided in
two reflux (n = 70) and non-reflux (n = 70) groups. Participant’s
records had been analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics.
The prevalence of renal scar was 32.12% among all 140 infants. The
prevalence of renal scars among children with and without reflux,
was 33 (47.1%), and 12 (17.1%) out of 70 (P < .001); respectively.
The rate of renal defects increased with higher grades of reflux.
We found that the rate of renal scar is high in Qom. Therefore,
we recommend screening susceptible children in order to prevent
renal damage.
Farsi abstract :
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Keywords :
urinary tract infection , vesicoureteral reflux , pediatrica , renal damage , prevalance
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases (IJKD)
