Diagnostic accuracy of serum procalcitonin concentrations for detecting systemic bacterial infection in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. - Concepedia

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Diagnostic accuracy of serum procalcitonin concentrations for detecting systemic bacterial infection in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases.

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2008

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Kenichiro Tamaki, Yoshinori Kogata, Daisuke Sugiyama, Takashi Nakazawa, Saori Hatachi, Gohichi Kageyama, Kunihiro Nishimura, Akio Morinobu, Shunichi Kumagai

Abstract

Elevated serum PCT levels have a good specificity for diagnosing bacterial infection in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases regardless of their dosage of oral corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents.