- 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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- PIVKA-II as a Serological Marker of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Jeong SH
- KMID: 760665
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2006 Sep;12(3):315-317.
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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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- Murine pro-tumor necrosis factor expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae HF7c localizes to membrane/particulate
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Jeong JY, Jue DM
- KMID: 1109303
- Exp Mol Med.
- 2000 Jun;32(2):61-66.
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a cytokine that is produced by immune cells in response to bacterial and viral stimuli and plays important roles in various inflammatory diseases. TNF... -
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- Update on Procalcitonin Measurements
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Meisner M
- KMID: 1791933
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2014 Jul;34(4):263-273.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2014.34.4.263
Procalcitonin (PCT) is used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock. At the same time, PCT has also been used to guide antibiotic therapy.... -
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- The Expression of Human Beta Defensins by Thermal Injury
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Jeong HS, Yeon CJ, Lee JS
- KMID: 1439461
- J Korean Burn Soc.
- 2012 Jun;15(1):39-44.
PURPOSE: Defensins are important components of innate immune system. These peptides have antimicrobial activity against a wise variety of pathogens that associated with burn wound infection. In particular, human beta-defensins... -
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- Clinical Availability of Serum Procalcitonin in Children with Bacterical Infection
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Noe EJ, Lee SY, Lee KM, Kim KN
- KMID: 2072427
- Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.
- 2010 Dec;17(2):108-113.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to identify clinical availability of serum procalcitonin (PCT) compared with C-reactive protein (CRP) in prediction of bacterial infection in children. METHODS: A retrospective study... -
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- Serum Pro-hepcidin as an Predictor of Iron Deficiency in Anemic Patients
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Kim J, Son Y, Ihm C
- KMID: 1446274
- Lab Med Online.
- 2011 Apr;1(2):88-93.
- doi: 10.3343/lmo.2011.1.2.4
BACKGROUND: Hepcidin has recently been known as a negative regulatory hormone of iron. Hepcidin precursor, pro-hepcidin has been used as a surrogate and reported to be related to iron deficiency.... -
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- Clinical Usefulness of Serum Procalcitonin as a Biomarker of Acute Pyelonephritis
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Yang EA, Park JS, Cho MH, Lee SW
- KMID: 2080110
- Korean J Nephrol.
- 2010 Nov;29(6):716-724.
PURPOSE: The clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin (PCT) was evaluated for the diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis (APN) in infants with urinary tract infections (UTIs). METHODS: A total of 46 infants (between... -
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- The Effects of Pre-emptive Administration of Ketamine and norBNI on Pain Behavior, c-Fos, and Prodynorphin Protein Expression in the Rat Spinal Cord after Formalin-induced Pain Is Modulated by the DREAM Protein
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Long I, Suppian R, Ismail Z
- KMID: 2074026
- Korean J Pain.
- 2013 Jul;26(3):255-264.
- doi: 10.3344/kjp.2013.26.3.255
BACKGROUND: We investigated the effects of pre-emptive administration of ketamine and norBNI on pain behavior and the expression of DREAM, c-Fos, and prodynorphin proteins on the ipsilateral side of the... -
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- Liver Transplantation for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Lee KW, Suh KS
- KMID: 2202217
- J Korean Soc Transplant.
- 2010 Mar;24(1):4-12.
- doi: 10.4285/jkstn.2010.24.1.4
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become an important indication for liver transplantation in Korea. Even though the Milan criteria have been accepted as the gold standard in deceased donor liver transplantation,... -
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- Comparison of Serum CRP and Procalcitonin in Patients after Spine Surgery
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Chung YG, Won YS, Kwon YJ, Shin HC, Choi CS, Yeom JS
- KMID: 1442692
- J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
- 2011 Jan;49(1):43-48.
- doi: 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.1.43
OBJECTIVE: Classical markers of infection cannot differentiate reliably between inflammation and infection after neurosurgery. This study investigated the dynamics of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in patients who had elective spine surgeries... -
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- The Utility of Serum Procalcitonin Levels in the Management of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in the Emergency Department
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Park KH, Lee KH, Cha KC, Kim H, Hwang SO
- KMID: 2301473
- Korean J Crit Care Med.
- 2012 Feb;27(1):10-15.
- doi: 10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.1.10
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether obtaining serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) helps the differential diagnosis between sepsis and... -
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- Mean cell volumes of neutrophils and monocytes are promising markers of sepsis in elderly patients
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Lee AJ, Kim SG
- KMID: 2270705
- Blood Res.
- 2013 Sep;48(3):193-197.
- doi: 10.5045/br.2013.48.3.193
BACKGROUND: Sepsis in elderly patients is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the clinical setting. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic significance of volume... -
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- The Usefulness of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein as Early Diagnostic Markers of Bacteremia in Cancer Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
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Kim DY, Lee YS, Ahn S, Chun YH, Lim KS
- KMID: 2167555
- Cancer Res Treat.
- 2011 Sep;43(3):176-180.
PURPOSE: Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are well known inflammatory markers. This study was designed to determine whether PCT and CRP are useful as early diagnostic markers for bacteremia... -
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- Usefulness of Serum Cortisol in Assessment for the Severity of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Kim MS, Park HP, Yoon KH, Kim YJ, Kim MY, Kim EY, Bae MN, Bae SM
- KMID: 2319455
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2010 Dec;69(6):450-455.
BACKGROUND: High cortisol levels are frequently observed in patients with severe infections are of prognostic value in sepsis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of... -
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- Diagnostic Role of C-reactive Protein, Procalcitonin and Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein in Discriminating Bacterial-Community Acquired Pneumonia from 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Infection
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Han SS, Kim SH, Kim WJ, Lee SJ, Ryu SW, Cheon MJ
- KMID: 2319533
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2011 Jun;70(6):490-497.
BACKGROUND: It is difficult but important to differentiate between bacterial and viral infections, especially for respiratory infections. Hence, there is an ongoing need for sensitive and specific markers of bacterial... -
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- Clinical Usefulness of Procalcitonin as Guideline of Antibiotic Treatment in Children with Respiratory Tract Infection
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Lim HH, Kang HJ, Yang EA, Lee JH
- KMID: 2315217
- Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
- 2012 Mar;22(1):110-115.
PURPOSE: Procalcitonin (PCT), a precursor of calcitonin, has been described as a biomarker of bacterial infection and inflammation. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of PCT levels... -
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- Clinical Characteristics of Children with Lobar Pneumonia Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Yang EA, Gang MH, You SY, Kim JH, Lee JH
- KMID: 2315272
- Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
- 2012 Sep;22(3):256-264.
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of lobar pneumonia in children caused by Mycoplasma pneumonia and to find a diagnostic tool for... -
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- Prognostic Implications of Procalcitonin and NT-ProBNP in Febrile Neutropenic Patients
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Kim SY, Park YR, Choi KV, Lee YH
- KMID: 2049250
- Clin Pediatr Hematol Oncol.
- 2010 Apr;17(1):9-18.
PURPOSE: Procalcitonin and N-terminal brain natriuretic propeptide (NT-proBNP) has been increasingly used as an inflammatory marker to identify patients with systemic infection and future cardiac events. The aim of this... -
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