Advances in Pediatric Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2385-4529
ISSN: 2385-4529
Department of Pediatrics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Research Article
Vitamin A and Zinc Deficiencies in Developing of Childhood Sepsis: A Case-control Study in Tehran, Iran
Author(s): Samileh Noorbakhsh*, Azizolah Yusefi, Shirin Sayahfar and Sarvenaz Ashouri
Objective: Sepsis is one of the most important and serious infection with high mortality in childhood. The aim of
this study was to determine the serum level of vitamin A and zinc in children with sepsis compared to control group.
Methods: This case-control study was performed on 40 septic children and 25 controls admitted to Rasoul-e-Akram
and Ali Asghar hospitals affiliated by Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran from July 2015 to September
2016. The case group included children less than 5 years old with septicemia and the control group consisted 25
children without infection (healthy children undergone for elective surgery). 5 ml of blood was taken from both
groups. The amount of vitamin A was determined by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method
and zinc levels determined by calorimetric method. The.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2385-4529.24.11.071