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Novel serum inflammatory markers in acute appendicitis

Hannu Paajanen, A Mansikka, Matti Laato, R. Ristamäki, Kari Pulkki, S Kostiainen

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation · 2002 · 76 citations · 17 references

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ROC analysis confirmed that IL-6 showed the best trend in the diagnosis of AA. However, the diagnosis of AA was not greatly improved by any of the new serum markers as single on-admission tests.

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