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ea0063oc1.4 | Calcium and Bone | ECE2019

Risk of sepsis, respiratory infections, and kidney or other genitourinary (GU) infections in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT): a retrospective cohort study

Chen Kristina , Curhan Gary , Gosmanova Elvira , Mu Fan , Briggs Allison , Pajerowski William , Sherry Nicole , Ketteler Markus , Rejnmark Lars

Background: Prior small studies have suggested increased risk of infections in patients with hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT). This study using a large managed care cohort evaluated whether chronic HypoPT is associated with increased risk of sepsis, respiratory infections, and kidney or other genitourinary (GU) infections.Methods: A retrospective cohort study using a US commercial claims database (Q1 2007–Q2 2017) was conducted to examine the association...