Assessment of the urinary uric acid-to-creatinine ratio as a diagnostic marker for perinatal asphyxia in a resource-poor setting: a case control study
The UUA/UC ratio is a good diagnostic marker of asphyxia and varies with the severity of encephalopathy. Accordingly, the urinary uric acid-to-creatinine ratio is recommended as a surrogate biomarker for the diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia.
Authors
- Chukwunonso Chigozie Iheji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1902-3769)
- Isaac Nwabueze Asinobi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3889-624X)
- Anthony N Ikefuna
- Ikenna Kingsley Ndu
Institutions
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology (NG)
- University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05981-2
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00