Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and complement-3a assays in synovial fluid for diagnosing septic arthritis: preliminary results

Joint Bone Spine. 2008 Mar;75(2):238-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2007.07.012. Epub 2007 Dec 3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / metabolism*
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism*
  • Calcitonin / metabolism*
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Complement C3a / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Protein Precursors / metabolism*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Synovial Fluid / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Protein Precursors
  • Complement C3a
  • Calcitonin
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide