- Serum Procalcitonin Is a Candidate Biomarker to Differentiate Bacteremia from Disease Flares in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Kim SE
- KMID: 2412031
- Gut Liver.
- 2016 Jul;10(4):491-492.
- doi: 10.5009/gnl16272
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- Procalcitonin as a biomarker of infectious diseases
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Lee H
- KMID: 1776447
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2013 May;28(3):285-291.
- doi: 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.3.285
Traditional biomarkers, including C-reactive protein, leukocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and clinical signs and symptoms, are not sufficiently sensitive or specific enough to guide treatment decisions in infectious febrile diseases. Procalcitonin... -
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- Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein in the Diagnosis and Prediction of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Associated With Chronic Severe Hepatitis B
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Yuan LY, Ke ZQ, Wang M, Li Y
- KMID: 1711319
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2013 Nov;33(6):449-454.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2013.33.6.449
BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cells (WBCs) are inflammatory markers used to diagnose severe bacterial infections. We evaluated the diagnostic role of these markers and compared... -
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- Usefulness of Measuring Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Chung SH, Lee HW, Kim SW, Park SJ, Hong SP, Kim TI, Kim WH, Cheon JH
- KMID: 2412046
- Gut Liver.
- 2016 Jul;10(4):574-580.
- doi: 10.5009/gnl15209
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The relationships between serum procalcitonin, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and intestinal Behçet's disease (BD) have not been completely determined. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of measuring serum procalcitonin... -
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- Serum Procalcitonin as a Useful Serologic Marker for Differential Diagnosis between Acute Gouty Attack and Bacterial Infection
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Choi ST, Song JS
- KMID: 2374158
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2016 Sep;57(5):1139-1144.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.5.1139
PURPOSE: Patients with gout are similar to those with bacterial infection in terms of the nature of inflammation. Herein we compared the differences in procalcitonin (PCT) levels between these two... -
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- Cutoff value of serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker of infection in end-stage renal disease patients
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Lee WS, Kang DW, Back JH, Kim HL, Chung JH, Shin BC
- KMID: 2160684
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2015 Mar;30(2):198-204.
- doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.30.2.198
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels are low in healthy individuals but are elevated in patients with a serious bacterial infection or sepsis. In this study, we examined the ability of... -
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- A comparison of the BISAP score and serum procalcitonin for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis
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Kim BG, Noh MH, Ryu CH, Nam HS, Woo SM, Ryu SH, Jang JS, Lee JH, Choi SR, Park BH
- KMID: 1776454
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2013 May;28(3):322-329.
- doi: 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.3.322
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP) is a new, convenient, prognostic multifactorial scoring system. As more data are needed before clinical application, we compared BISAP, the... -
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- Ascitic Fluid Calprotectin and Serum Procalcitonin as Accurate Diagnostic Markers for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
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Abdel-Razik A, Mousa N, Elhammady , Elhelaly R, Elzehery R, Elbaz S, Eissa M, El-Wakeel , Eldars W
- KMID: 2412053
- Gut Liver.
- 2016 Jul;10(4):624-631.
- doi: 10.5009/gnl15120
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is based on a polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) exceeding 250/μL in ascitic fluid. The aim of the study was to evaluate serum procalcitonin... -
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- Utility of Procalcitonin as an Early Diagnostic Marker of Bacteremia in Patients with Acute Fever
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Kim MH, Lim G, Kang SY, Lee WI, Suh JT, Lee HJ
- KMID: 1779663
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2011 Mar;52(2):276-281.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.276
PURPOSE: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a current, frequently used marker for severe bacterial infection. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of PCT levels to differentiate bacteremic from... -
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- Comparison of Diagnostic Utility between Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for the Patients with Blood Culture-Positive Sepsis
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Hur M, Moon HW, Yun YM, Kim KH, Kim HS, Lee KM
- KMID: 1781606
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2009 Dec;29(6):529-535.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2009.29.6.529
BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a relatively new marker for bacterial infections, and its diagnostic utility has been variable across the studies. We investigated the diagnostic utility of PCT for the... -
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- Role of C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin in Differentiation of Tuberculosis from Bacterial Community Acquired Pneumonia
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Kang YA, Kwon SY, Yoon HI, Lee JH, Lee CT
- KMID: 1776662
- Korean J Intern Med.
- 2009 Dec;24(4):337-342.
- doi: 10.3904/kjim.2009.24.4.337
BACKGROUND/AIMS: We investigated the utility of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) for differentiating pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) from bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in South Korea, a country with an... -
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- Clinical Significance of Serum Procalcitonin in Patients with Community-acquired Lobar Pneumonia
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Lee JY, Hwang SJ, Shim JW, Jung HL, Park MS, Woo HY, Shim JY
- KMID: 1781648
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2010 Aug;30(4):406-413.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2010.30.4.406
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common respiratory disorder in children, which necessitates hospitalization. Bacterial pneumonia, especially lobar pneumonia and parapneumonic effusions, is associated with considerably severe clinical course and... -
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- Evaluation of the Clinical Performance of an Automated Procalcitonin Assay for the Quantitative Detection of Bloodstream Infection
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Kim KE, Han JY
- KMID: 1096801
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2010 Apr;30(2):153-159.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2010.30.2.153
BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is associated with a high mortality rate. Since the origin of infection is demonstrated in approximately 2/3rds of cases, early and established biomarkers are warranted. We... -
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- Predictive Comparisons of Procalcitonin (PCT) Level, Arterial Ketone Body Ratio (AKBR), APACHE III Score and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS) in Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
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Lee YJ, Park CH, Yun JW, Lee YS
- KMID: 1734089
- Yonsei Med J.
- 2004 Feb;45(1):29-37.
- doi: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.29
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a newly introduced marker of systemic inflammation and bacterial infection. A marked increase in circulating PCT level in critically ill patients has been related with the severity... -
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- Comparison of Serum Procalcitonin with Ranson, APACHE-II, Glasgow and Balthazar CT Severity Index Scores in Predicting Severity of Acute Pancreatitis
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Woo SM, Noh MH, Kim BG, Hsing CT, Han JS, Ryu SH, Seo JM, Yoon HA, Jang JS, Choi SR, Cho JH
- KMID: 1792812
- Korean J Gastroenterol.
- 2011 Jul;58(1):31-37.
- doi: 10.4166/kjg.2011.58.1.31
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of this study is to assess serum procalcitonin (PCT) for early prediction of severe acute pancreatitis compared with multiple scoring systems and biomarkers. METHODS: Forty-four patients with acute... -
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- Serum Procalcitonin for Differentiating Bacterial Infection from Disease Flares in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
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Joo K, Park W, Lim MJ, Kwon SR, Yoon J
- KMID: 1779386
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2011 Sep;26(9):1147-1151.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.9.1147
Early differentiation between bacterial infections and disease flares in autoimmune disease patients is important due to different treatments. Seventy-nine autoimmune disease patients with symptoms suggestive of infections or disease flares... -
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- The Value of Procalcitonin and the SAPS II and APACHE III Scores in the Differentiation of Infectious and Non-infectious Fever in the ICU: A Prospective, Cohort Study
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Jeon EJ, Jung JW, Choi JC, Shin JW, Park IW, Choi BW, Park AJ, Kim JY
- KMID: 1779234
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2010 Nov;25(11):1633-1637.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1633
Early and accurate differentiation between infectious and non-infectious fever is vitally important in the intensive care unit (ICU). In the present study, patients admitted to the medical ICU were screened... -
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