Analysis Of The Five Constant/trace Elements In Children With Pneumonia

ObjectiveBy detecting the contents of five common and trace elements (copper, zinc, calcium, magnesium, iron) in healthy children of different ages and ones with recurrent pneumonia the relationship between recurrent pneumonia and five blood elements in0-7y children was explored. The results could provide reliable evidence for the role of common and trace elements in the occurrence and development of recurrent respiratory tract infections, and revealed that the blood micronutrient deficiencies should be considered in the treatment of recurrent pneumonia treatment.MethodsThe327pneumonia children patients of different ages enrolled in Liaocheng People’s Hospital from September2011to October2012were selected as the observation group, and divided into four groups:0-1age group (85cases),1-2-year-old group (87cases),2-4-year-old group (101cases),4-7-year-old group(54cases). All patients met the diagnostic criteria of pneumonia. Meanwhile,163cases of healthy subjects adopted in our hospital were randomly selected as the control groups. The five elements (Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn,) in sera of the subjects were determined by the BH-5100five-channel atomic absorption spectrometer produced in Beijing Bohui innovation Technology Co. Ltd. The data obtained were analyzed by Windows SPSS10.0software, and the variable average difference between the two groups was analyzed by independent sample t-test. Result1. Compared to the pneumonia group the concentrations of Zn, Ca and Fe in the sera of pneumonia group were significantly lower than that in the healthy controls, and copper content was slight higher and magnesium content decreased slightly when compared to the controls but without significance (P>0.05).2. All the groups of pneumonia children manifested the deficiency of zinc, calcium and iron to a different extent. In0-1y group, Zn, Fe and Ca contents were significantly lower in pneumonia group than that in corresponding controls, and the significantly lowered Zn and Ca serum levels in-4y pneumonia group, the lowered Ca concentration in serum of-7y pneumonia group were also found when compared to healthy subjects (P<0.05). However, the concentration differences of the five elements in sera between the different sex groups were insignificant (P>0.05).ConclusionThere might exists some relation between recurrent pneumonia and deficiency of Cu. Zn, Ca, Mg, Fe, and the detection of such serum elements especially calcium, iron, and zinc plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric repeatable pneumonia.