Nermin TANSUĞ, Caner KABASAKAL, Resmiye ORAL, Nilgün KÜLTÜRSAY, Mete AKISÜ

Urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase excretion in asphyctic newborns-does it predict the development of acute renal failure?

Urinary N-acetyl-$beta$-D- glucosaminidase (NAG) levels of twenty healthy full-term newborns and of seventeen full-term newborns with perinatal asphyxia were evaluated within the first 48 hours of life. Urinary NAG levels and NAG indices (uri-nary NAG/urinary creatinine ratio) were significantly higher in newborns with perinatal asphyxia than control group (p

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