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Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Procalcitonin Concentrations for Detecting Systemic Bacterial Infection in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases
Journal of Rheumatology, 01/11/08

Tamaki K et al. - To examine whether serum procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations are useful for distinguishing bacterial infections from disease flares in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases...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

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Bone marrow edema is the most specific finding for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on noncontrast magnetic resonance imaging of the hands and wrists: A comparison of patients with RA and healthy controls
Journal of Rheumatology, 12/07/09

Is there any relationship between serum and urine neopterin and serum interferon-gamma levels in the activity of Behcet's disease?
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 12/04/09

Role of Imaging in Spine, Hand, and Wrist Osteoarthritis
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 12/01/09

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Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis- DNA in synovial fluid: evaluation of the sensitivity of different DNA extraction methods and amplification systems
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 11/25/09

CD23 mediates anti-mycobacterial activity of human macrophages
Infection and Immunity, 10/20/09

Arthroscopic synovectomy, an alternative in the treatment of brucellar arthritis of the knee with prolonged course. A report of two cases
The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 10/12/09

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