Toxic metals and trace elements in maternal blood and urinary tract infection during the first 2 years of life: The Japan Environment and Children's Study
Elevated maternal selenium levels may increase susceptibility to UTIs during the first 2 years of life. Further studies are needed to investigate long-term effects, including bladder and kidney dysfunction.
Authors
- Naomi Tamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2116-4023)
- Yu Ait Bamai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-4757)
- Reiko Kishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8173-9269)
- Yoshiya Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7905-6661)
- Atsuko Araki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3065-262X)
- Rahel Mesfin Ketema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2059-9498)
- Rieko Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6032-8257)
- Maki Tojo
- Keitaro Makino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9252-8256)
- Yasuaki Saijo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-8202)
- Mariko Itoh
- Hiroyoshi Iwata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-7036)
- Takeshi Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3306-314X)
- Sachiko Itoh
Institutions
- Asahikawa Medical College Hospital (JP)
- Asahikawa Medical University (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Science of The Total Environment
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180895
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00