Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL): An Early Dual Biomarker in Diagnosis of Ascitic Fluid Infection and Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Cirrhosis in a Tertiary Centre, Egypt
Dalia Kamal Nassar, Mohammed Fouad Elkenawy, Mohammed Mahmoud El-Naggar, El-Sayed Abdul-Maksoud Khalil & Ghada Ibrahim Barakat · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2021
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the ascitic Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as a diagnostic biomarker for bacterial translocation or bactDNA translocation in ascites of cirrhotic patients and to evaluate the urinary NGAL for identifying renal dysfunctio...
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10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i1230313