Increased urinary markers of kidney damage in the institutionalized frail elderly due to recurrent urinary tract infections.
María-Fernanda Lorenzo-GómezMaría-Carmen Flores-FraileMagaly-Teresa Márquez-SánchezJavier Flores FraileIgnacio González-CasadoBárbara Padilla-FernándezSebastián Valverde-MartínezTeresa Hernández SánchezCarlos Muller-ArteagaMaría-Begoña García-CenadorPublished in: Therapeutic advances in urology (2020)
Frail elderly with RUTI have higher urinary levels of renal injury markers, specifically NGAL, NAG, and TGFβ-1, chronically in periods between urinary tract infection (UTI). Urinary markers of renal injury, specifically NGAL, NAG, and TGFβ-1, identify early deterioration of renal function, compared with serum creatinine, or albuminuria, in frail elderly with recurrent urinary infections.