Pediatric nephrology : journal of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association

The most recent articles from: Pediatr. Nephrol. March 2017

Pediatr. Nephrol. · Mar 2017

Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a marker of acute pyelonephritis in children.

This study was designed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) with procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cells (WBCs) for predicting acute pyelonephritis (APN) in children with febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs). ⋯ Plasma NGAL can be more useful than serum PCT, CRP, and WBC levels for identifying APN in children with febrile UTIs.

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