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ArticleAsian journal of urology2021

Urine microscopy and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio are early predictors of acute kidney injury in patients with urinary tract infection.

Sreerag Kana, Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh, Deepanjali Surendran, Rajendra G Kulkarni, Ravi Kishore Bobbili, Jose Olickal Jeby

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Article in Asian journal of urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Sreerag KanaDepartment of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Rajesh Nachiappa GaneshDepartment of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Deepanjali SurendranDepartment of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Rajendra G KulkarniDepartment of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Ravi Kishore BobbiliDepartment of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Jose Olickal JebyDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveUrinary tract infection (UTI) is a common cause of morbidity and hospitalisation in the population worldwide. Upper UTI is indolent and causes subclinical acute kidney injury (AKI) resulting in preventable cause of scarring of renal parenchyma. We explored urinary and serum levels of kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), haematological parameters and quantitative urine microscopy parameters to predict kidney injury.

methodsNeutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is obtained by dividing absolute neutrophil count with absolute lymphocyte count. Quantitative urine sediment microscopy was performed and correlated with clinical, biochemical and haematological findings to predict AKI in patients with UTI. Quantitative ELISA was performed for serum and urine levels of KIM-1. Seventy two adult patients with UTI were enrolled, 45 of whom had AKI while 27 were in the non-AKI group.

resultsNLR (

conclusionNLR in haemogram is a novel and useful biomarker for predicting AKI in patients with UTI.

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Acute kidney injurykidney injury molecule-1Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratioQuantitative urine microscopy scoreUrinary tract infection

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