Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection–-A systematic Review
Nanda N, Juthani-Mehta M. Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection–-A systematic Review. Biomarker Insights 2009, 4: bmi.s3155. PMID: 19707519, PMCID: PMC2729697, DOI: 10.4137/bmi.s3155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract infectionsUrinary tract infectionClinical presentationNovel biomarkersTract infectionsElevated serum procalcitonin levelsKidney transplant recipientsSerum procalcitonin levelsPediatric age groupExtremes of ageTime of presentationSpinal cord injuryClinical management decisionsPaucity of dataAsymptomatic bacteriuriaProcalcitonin levelsTransplant recipientsAggressive treatmentSignificant morbidityUrine cultureCord injuryInterleukin-6High prevalenceImmunocompromised individualsDiagnostic criteria