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Urinary adenylate kinase and urinary tract infections.

ABSTRACT

Positive correlations were found among the appearance of adenylate kinase activity in the urine and the existence of bacteriuria, the Fairley test, and other criteria of urinary infection. Since the adenylate kinase isozymes of human tissues are organ specific and can be distinguished from one another, the appearance of adenylate kinase isozymes in urine was used in this study to identify the existence of infection in bladder or kidney. The findings suggest the usefulness of measuring the appearance of urinary adenylate kinase isozymes for the purpose of detection and differential diagnoses of urinary infections, particularly since adenylate kinase is absent or found in low concentrations in urine and serum under normal conditions.