Efficacy of Interleukin 8 (IL-8) in the detection of urinary tract infection
The IL-8 data presented is consistent with other published work and suggests that testing for IL-8 with measurement of uropathogenic bacteria could be a sensitive screening test for an accurate diagnosis of active UTI infection, excluding contamination and systemic inflammation. Larger studies with integrated clinical data are necessary to explore this further.
Authors
- Jacqueline M. Barnett
- Richard Luxton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-271X)
- Nicola Morris
- Janice Kiely
- Marcus Drake
Institutions
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- University of the West of England (GB)
- Southmead Hospital (GB)
- Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1684579
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00