Abstract：
:This study evaluated the value of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in pleural effusion to differentiate the etiology of parapneumonic effusion (PPE). Forty-one consecutive PPE patients were enrolled and were divided into bacterial and non-bacterial PPE. Blood and pleural effusion samples were collected for PCT measurement on admission and analyzed for diagnostic evaluation. PCT of pleural fluid was significantly increased in the bacterial PPE group (0.24 ng/mL) compared to the non-bacterial PPE group (0.09 ng/mL), but there was no significant difference for serum PCT. A PCT concentration of pleural fluid >0.174 ng/mL (best cut-off value) was considered positive for a diagnosis of bacterial PPE (sensitivity, 80%; specificity, 76%; AUC, 0.84). Pleural effusion PCT in the bacterial PPE is significantly different from those of the non-bacterial PPE and control groups, so the diagnostic use of PCT still warrants further investigation.
journal_name
J Korean Med Scijournal_title
Journal of Korean medical scienceauthors
Ko YC,Wu WP,Hsu CS,Dai MP,Ou CC,Kao CHdoi
10.3346/jkms.2009.24.3.398subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-06-01 00:00:00pages
398-402issue
3eissn
1011-8934issn
1598-6357journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multisystemic disorder characterized by various non-motor symptoms (NMS) in addition to motor dysfunction. NMS include sleep, ocular, olfactory, throat, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or musculoskeletal disorders. A range of NMS, particularly hyposmia, sleep disturbances...
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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abstract：:The endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene plays an important role in several biological functions. Polymorphisms of the eNOS gene have been associated with cancer. It has been suggested that the VNTR 4 a/b polymorphism may affect the expression of eNOS and contributes to tumor promotion in the mammary gland. W...
journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1587
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abstract：:The risk factors related to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection showed geographic and temporal differences. We investigated HCV-related risk factors in Korea where intravenous drug use (IVDU) is uncommon. The HCV-related risk factors were investigated in a prospective, multicenter chronic HCV cohort (n = 711) using a st...
journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.3346/jkms.2012.27.11.1371
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite the prophylaxis and preemptive strategies using potent antiviral agents, cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major infectious cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) recipients. Delayed immune reconstitution after SCT, such as cord blood and T-cell depleted SCT with the use o...
journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2010.25.4.630
更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recent clinical trials showed that bortezomib, a novel proteasome inhibitor, had therapeutic activity in multiple myeloma. However, there was no data about the feasibility of bortezomib in Korean patients. We performed a pilot study of bortezomib in patients with relapsed or refractory myeloma (1.3 mg/m2 twice weekly ...
journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2013.28.3.466
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e37
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1131
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2002.17.4.468
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,实务指引
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.149
更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.3346/jkms.2014.29.7.893
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2012.27.8.922
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2016.31.12.1989
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2012.27.3.285
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.1988.3.3.99
更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.1997.12.4.374
更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2003.18.6.773
更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e324
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2016.31.10.1538
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2017.32.12.2051
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2015.30.11.1646
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e251
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2017.32.10.1657
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2008.23.3.551
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.1993.8.1.24
更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.1996.11.4.319
更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e40
更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00
abstract：:The classical triad of abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody stool is absent in chronic intussusception for more than 2 weeks. Here, we report a 6-year-old female with recurrent abdominal pain for 2 months. Ultrasonography of the abdomen revealed an ileocolic-type intussusception. The lesion accompanying the tight fibr...
journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2016.31.2.321
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2007.22.3.553
更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00
