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Observational studyEuropean journal of pediatrics2013

Urinary concentration of cytokines in children with acute pyelonephritis.

Yakubov Renata, Hassan Jassar, Rina Katz, Amit Hochberg, Rony-Reuven Nir, Adi Klein-Kremer

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Observational study in European journal of pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06109688 (Effect of Lactoferrin Supplementation on Urinary Tract Infections in Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06109688 phase3completednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Lactoferrin Supplementation on Urinary Tract Infections in Infants: a Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedical University of LublinRan2015 to 2018Enrolled55ConditionsUrinary Tract Infections in ChildrenArmsBovine Lactoferrin, placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Corticosteroids for renal scar prevention in children with acute pyelonephritis.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yakubov RenataPediatrics Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, P.O.B. 169, 38100, Israel.
Hassan Jassar
Rina Katz
Amit Hochberg
Rony-Reuven Nir
Adi Klein-Kremer
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center · ILRambam Health Care Campus · ILTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial infection among infants and children. Predicting which children with upper UTI will develop long-term sequelae remains difficult. We aimed at evaluating the predictive value of urine concentrations of interleukin-6 (UIL-6) and interleukin-8 (UIL-8) in subsequent renal scarring. In the current observational prospective study, urine samples for UIL-6 and UIL-8 were obtained from two groups: 31 children with first episode of febrile UTI and 22 febrile children of other origin. UIL-6 and UIL-8 were increased in children with febrile UTI, compared to children with fever of other origin [median and range (picograms per milliliter): (1) UIL-6, 74.46 (0-168) vs. 10.51 (0-47.50), respectively, p = 0.0001; (2) UIL-8, 2,660.38 (0-13,801) vs. 0, respectively, p = 0.0001]. Renal scarring was found in 5/31 (16 %) children with acute pyelonephritis. Initial median UIL-8 values were significantly higher in children with later renal scarring than in those without renal scarring [median and range (picograms per milliliter): 6,163 (2,021-13,801) vs. 1,490.5 (0-5,737), respectively, p = 0.018]. In conclusion, UIL-8 might serve as a predictive biomarker for renal scarring after an acute episode of pyelonephritis. Since UIL-8 emerges as a renal-specific diagnostic and prognostic marker, it may be suitable as a selective screening tool for children with febrile UTI.

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Acute DiseaseBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCicatrixCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFeverHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInterleukin-6Interleukin-8MalePredictive Value of TestsBiomarkersInterleukin-6Interleukin-8

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