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Diagnostic value of serum and synovial procalcitonin in acute arthritis: a prospective study of 42 patients.

M. Martinot, Christelle Sordet, Martin Soubrier, Xavier Puéchal, Alain Saraux, Frédéric Lioté, Pascal Guggenbuhl, V Lègre, B. Jaulhac, J.F. Maillefert,

PubMed · 2005 · 93 citations · 25 references

Abstract

Serum PCT is a poorly sensitive but specific marker of bacterial arthritis. Use of serum PCT in association with CRP could nevertheless be useful in an emergency situation for the diagnosis of bacterial arthritis.

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Procalcitonin increase after endotoxin injection in normal subjects.

Paresh Dandona, David E. Nix, Michael F. Wilson et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1994 · 919 citations

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Cytokines, nitrite/nitrate, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors, and procalcitonin concentrations

Isabelle de Werra, C Jaccard, Sally Betz Corradin et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1997 · 392 citations

Procalcitonin expression in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and its modulation by lipopolysaccharides and sepsis-related cytokines in vitro

M. Oberhoffer, I Stonans, Elita Stonāne et al. · Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine · 1999 · 322 citations

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Comparison of procalcitonin with C-reactive protein, interleukin 6 and interferon-alpha for differentiation of bacterial vs. viral infections

D Gendrel, Josette Raymond, Joël Coste et al. · The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 1999 · 318 citations

Usefulness of procalcitonin for differentiation between activity of systemic autoimmune disease (systemic lupus erythematosus/systemic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis) and invasive bacterial infection

Oliver K. Eberhard, Marion Haubitz, Frank M. Brunkhorst et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1997 · 233 citations