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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-3-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
The diagnosis of spondylodiscitis is often prolonged, but it is an important differential diagnosis of backache. The discrimination between a bacterial infection and an aseptic inflammation with laboratory examinations like ESG, CRP or leukocytes is not possible. The aim of the present study was to determine the value of procalcitonin (PCT) as a diagnostic tool and monitoring parameter for spondylodiscitis and for the discrimination between bacterial infection and aseptic inflammation of the spine.
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pubmed:language |
ger
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
1864-6697
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
147
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
59-64
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Bacterial Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Blood Sedimentation,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-C-Reactive Protein,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Calcitonin,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Discitis,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Fibrinogen,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Leukocyte Count,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Leukocyte Elastase,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Predictive Value of Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Reference Values,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Spondylitis,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Tomography, X-Ray Computed,
pubmed-meshheading:19263315-Young Adult
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pubmed:articleTitle |
[Procalcitonin (PCT) as diagnostic tool for the monitoring of spondylodiscitis].
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pubmed:affiliation |
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, RWTH Aachen. umaus@ukaachen.de
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
English Abstract
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