Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin – A Sensitive Marker for Urinary Tract Infection in Children

Early antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection (UTI) in young children can prevent renal scarring. Sensitivity of pyuria and positive urine nitrite test as indicators of UTI are low, whereas results of urine culture, the gold standard for diagnosing UTI, may not be available for 48--72 h. No...

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Autores principales: Jagadesan, Iswarya, Agarwal, Indira, Chaturvedi, Swasti, Jose, Arun, Sahni, Rani D., Fleming, Jude J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6755922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31571741
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijn.IJN_276_18

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