Elevated Urinary Hepcidin Level and Hypoferremia in Infants with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Yu-Chen Hsu (Author), Hsin-Chun Huang (Author), Kuo-Su Tang (Author), Li-Ting Su (Author), Ying-Hsien Huang (Author), Hui-Chen Huang (Author), I-Lun Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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To evaluate the kinetics of serum and urinary hepcidin levels along with anemia-related parameters during the infection course of infants with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI), we enrolled febrile infants aged one to four months in this prospective study. Febrile patients with UTI were allocate...