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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

According to a 2014 review in the Journal of Rheumatology, PCT may be useful to determine the presence of bacterial infection in patients with rheumatologic disease because it is highly specific for bacterial inflammation, although it lacks sensitivity and should not be used to rule-out bacterial infection. Epub 2014 Dec 3.