Urinary Lipocalin-2 Levels in Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Fungal Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross-sectional Study from Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria
Ogechukwu Calista Dozie-Nwakile, Ebere Adaeze Onyebueke, Ferdinand Chinwetalu Onwuka, Oluchi Mary Okeh, Aghatise Kevin Erhamwonyi & Seto Tunrayo Aladenika · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2026
Background: Fungal urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is an under-appreciated clinical challenge, with most cases presenting asymptomatically and therefore often undetected. Lipocalin-2 (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; NGAL) is an acute-phase protein and a...
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10.9734/ajrid/2026/v17i5552