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Clinical features, genetic background, and outcome in infants with urinary tract infection and type IV renal tubular acidosis.
Pediatric research - 1 Jun 2020
Tseng Min-Hua, Huang Jing-Long, Huang Shih-Ming, Tsai Jeng-Daw, Wu Tai-Wei, Fan Wen-Lang, Ding Jhao-Jhuang, Lin Shih-Hua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type IV renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a severe complication of urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants. A detailed clinical and molecular analysis is still lacking. METHODS: Infants with UTI who exhibited features of type IV RTA were prospectively enrolled. Clinical, laboratory, and image characteristics and sequencing of genes responsible for phenotype were determined with follow-up. RESULTS: The...
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