Acute kidney injury in patients hospitalized with febrile urinary tract infections: A  prospective observational study.

CONCLUSION: Hospitalized fUTI patients should be evaluated for AKI, and obstructive uropathy should be ruled out in those with AKI. uNGAL levels may help in differentiating the pre-renal type of AKI from the other two categories.
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Source: Clinical Nephrology - December 23, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Bobbili RK, Deepanjali S, Rajesh NG, Ramesh A, Medha R Tags: Clin Nephrol Source Type: research