A rapid plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin assay for diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis in infants with acute febrile urinary tract infections: A preliminary study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 229-232

  Seo, Won Hee ^a   Nam, Seong Woo ^a   Lee, Eun Hee ^a   Je, Bo Kyung ^a   Yim, Hyung Eun ^a   Choi, Byung Min ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute pyelonephritis; Children and adolescents; Infants; NGAL; Pediatric nephrology; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN;

ACUTE FEBRILE URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NGAL ASSAY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAPID TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; KIDNEY CORTEX; LIPOCALINS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PYELONEPHRITIS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84897651216     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2112-6     Document Type: Article

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