TY - BOOK AU - Peter Emeel Mahfouz Keryakos AU - Emad Emil Ghobrial , AU - Marianne Fathy Ishak Morgan , AU - Sarah Samir Eltatawy , TI - Urinary calcium / creatinine ratio and serum calcium levels in neonates receiving aminoglycosides / PY - 2019/// CY - Cairo : PB - Peter Emeel Mahfouz Keryakos , KW - Aminoglycosides KW - Neonates KW - Urinary calcium/creatinine ratio N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - Background: Aminoglycosides are a common first-line antibiotic therapy for infections in newborns. Aminoglycosides can alter kidney and tubular function. One type of tubular dysfunction is electrolyte wasting. Electrolyte balance is very important for newborns, especially those with illnesses. Electrolyte disorders can further worsen the condition of a sick newborn. One of these important electrolytes is calcium. The aim of this study is to detect the association between aminoglycosides therapy and hypercalciuria in neonates. Methods: The study was carried out on 50 term neonates at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Al Monira Children{u2019}s Hospital, Cairo University. Half the number of neonates (25) had received aminoglycosides, while the other 25 neonates did not receive antibiotics at all (control group). All neonates were subjected to the following; full history taking, clinical examination and investigations in the form of measurement of serum calcium and urinary calcium/creatinine ratio on day 3 and 6 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -