Hong Kong Med J 2013;19(Suppl 8):S16-9
Prevalence of melamine exposure in Hong Kong children
APS Kong, XL Yang, JCN Chan, CWK Lam, W Chu, KC Choi
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1. About 9% of Hong Kong school children had elevated urine melamine/creatinine ratios of >7.1 μg/mmol.
2. There was no association between milk consumption and urinary melamine levels.
3. Hong Kong school children with high urine melamine levels appeared to have benign clinical course.
2. There was no association between milk consumption and urinary melamine levels.
3. Hong Kong school children with high urine melamine levels appeared to have benign clinical course.