Clinical value of serum cystatin C in infantile pneumonia

Abstract

Objective To explore the clinical value of the serum cystatin C (Cys C) changes in different periods of the infantile pneumonia.Methods Ninety-two cases of infantile pneumonia (59 mild pneumonia patients and 33 severe pneumonia patients) from November 2012 to March 2013 were collected and 40 cases of healthy infant were enrolled for control group.The levels of serum Cys C,urea and creatinine in acute and recovery period were detected.Results In severe pneumonia patients,the average level of Cys C in acute period [(1.98±0.33) mg/L] is significantly higher than that in control group [(0.85 ±0.24) mg/L] (P ＜0.01),and there was no significant difference between recovery period [(1.12 ± 0.23) mg/L] and control group (P ＞ 0.05),and there was significant difference between acute and recovery period (P ＜0.05).In mild pneumonia patients,there were no significant differences in the level of Cys C between the acute period [(1.10 ±0.22) mg/L] and recovery period [(0.94 ±0.21) mg/L] as well as control group (P ＞ 0.05).The positive rate of Cys C in severe pneumonia patients (51.9％,14/27) was higher than that of urea and creatinine (3.7％,1/27) (P ＜0.01).Conclusion Severe pneumonia could result in renal dysfunction,which is reversible.Cys C can be the clinical reference for early diagnosis and the therapeutic effect in severe pneumonia patients with renal dysfunction. Key words: Cystatin C ; Infantile pneumonia; Renal dysfunction