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Mean platelet volume in young children with urinary tract infection I Re Lee1,2,*, Jae Il Shin1,2,*, Se Jin Park3, Ji Young Oh1 & Ji Hong Kim1

received: 17 June 2015 accepted: 10 November 2015 Published: 15 December 2015

Mean platelet volume (MPV) has not yet been well-established in urinary tract infection (UTI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of MPV as an acute phase reactant in children with UTI. Data from 118 young children (