A family history of renal lithiasis in children diagnosed of urinary tract infection by Escherichia coli

• Main Authors: Víctor García Nieto (Author), Jorge Sotoca Fernández (Author), Monica O'Hagan (Author), Pedro Arango Sancho (Author), Maria Isabel Luis Yanes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common in patients with idiopathic hypercalciuria. As both UTI and hypercalciuria (prelithiasis) have a genetic basis, we wanted to know whether the family history of urolithiasis is more common in children with UT...