LCN2 and bacterial urinary tract infection: This study categorized the microbial densities of urine specimens from symptomatic UTI patients aged ≥ 60 years and correlated them with detected levels of the immune response biomarkers neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-1-beta (IL-1β).