The combination of urinary IL - 6 and renal biometry as useful diagnostic tools to differentiate acute pyelonephritis from lower urinary tract infection

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of renal ultrasound (RUS) and urinary IL-6 in the differentiation between acute pyelonephritis (APN) and lower urinary tract infection (LUTI). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective study was carried out at the Pediatric and urology outpatient and inpatient department...

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Autores principales: Azab, Sherif, Zakaria, Mostafa, Raafat, Mona, Seief, Hadeel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27564295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.0049

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27564295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2016.0049

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