Procalcitonin levels in fresh serum and fresh synovial fluid for the differential diagnosis of knee septic arthritis from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and gouty arthritis

Whether the levels of procalcitonin (PCT) in the serum and synovial fluid are effective indicators for distinguishing septic arthritis (SA) from non-infectious arthritis remains controversial. The present study aimed to evaluate whether PCT levels in fresh serum or fresh joint fluid may be used in t...

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Autores principales: WANG, CHENGGONG, ZHONG, DA, LIAO, QIANDE, KONG, LINGYU, LIU, ANSONG, XIAO, HAN
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25187799
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1870

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25187799
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1870

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