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J Pediatr ; 150(1): 89-95, 2007 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17188622

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OBJECTIVE: To validate high serum procalcitonin (PCT) as a predictor of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children with a first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). STUDY DESIGN: This secondary analysis of prospective hospital-based cohort studies included children ages 1 month to 4 years with a first febrile UTI. RESULTS: Of the 398 patients included in 8 centers in 7 European countries, 25% had VUR. The median PCT concentration was significantly higher in children with VUR than in those without: 1.6 versus 0.7 ng/mL (P = 10(-4)). High PCT (> or =0.5 ng/mL) was associated with VUR (OR: 2.3; 95% CI, 1.3 to 3.9; P = 10(-3)). After adjustment for all cofactors, the association remained significant (OR: 2.5; 95% CI, 1.4 to 4.4; P = 10(-3)). The strength of the relation increased with the grade of reflux (P = 10(-5)). The sensitivity of procalcitonin was 75% (95% CI, 66 to 83) for all-grade VUR and 100% (95% CI, 81 to 100) for grade > or =4 VUR, both with 43% specificity (95% CI, 37 to 48). CONCLUSIONS: High PCT is a strong, independent and now validated predictor of VUR that can be used to identify low-risk patients and thus avoid one third of the unnecessary cystourethrographies in children with a first febrile UTI.


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Calcitonina/sangue , Precursores de Proteínas/sangue , Infecções Urinárias/sangue , Infecções Urinárias/diagnóstico por imagem , Urografia/estatística & dados numéricos , Peptídeo Relacionado com Gene de Calcitonina , Intervalos de Confiança , Europa (Continente) , Feminino , Seguimentos , Glicoproteínas , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Prospectivos
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