KJIM :: Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Assessment of Urinary Biomarkers for Infectious Diseases Using Lateral Flow Assays: A Comprehensive Overview

Ashwini A. Patil, Preeti Kaushik, Ratnesh D. Jain, Prajakta P. Dandekar

Sensitivity and specificity of CRP and symptom screening as tuberculosis screening tools among HIV-positive and negative outpatients at a primary healthcare facility in Lusaka, Zambia: a prospective cross-sectional study

Mary Kagujje, Winnie Mwanza, Paul Somwe, Lophina Chilukutu, Jacob Creswell, Monde Muyoyeta

Socio-clinico-radiological profile of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in association with sputum conversion and baseline hsCRP levels

S Krishna Singha, Bineeta Kashyap, Rajnish Avasthi, Puneeta Hyanki, NP Singh, Ashwani Khanna

Old biomarkers in tuberculosis management: are they still useful? a systematic review

Lara Fusani, Chiara Tersigni, Elena Chiappini, Elisabetta Venturini, Luisa Galli

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy.2021; 19(10): 1191. CrossRef

Clinical utility of serum procalcitonin in adult patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia in Ilorin, Nigeria

Olutobi Babatope Ojuawo, Ademola Emmanuel Fawibe, Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu, Adeniyi Olatunji Aladesanmi, Ayotade Boluwatife Ojuawo, Christopher Muyiwa Opeyemi, Abdulraheem Olayemi Jimoh, Alakija Kazeem Salami

Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society.2021; 2: 77. CrossRef

Seeking New Parameters In Differentiating Child Tuberculosis From Community Acquired Pneumonia- Is It Possible?”

Journal of Contemporary Medicine.2021; 11(4): 500. CrossRef

Comparison of chest computed tomography features between pulmonary tuberculosis patients with culture-positive and culture-negative sputum for non-mycobacteria

Takamasa Kan, Kosaku Komiya, Mari Yamasue, Mariko Itai, Ai Tanaka, Yukiko Takeno, Shuichi Takikawa, Kazufumi Hiramatsu, Jun-ichi Kadota

Clinical features of atypical tuberculosis mimicking bacterial pneumonia

A three-marker protein biosignature distinguishes tuberculosis from other respiratory diseases in Gambian children

Toyin Togun, Clive J. Hoggart, Schadrac C. Agbla, Marie P. Gomez, Uzochukwu Egere, Abdou K. Sillah, Binta Saidy, Francis Mendy, Madhukar Pai, Beate Kampmann

C-Reactive Protein Testing for Active Tuberculosis among Inpatients without HIV in Uganda: a Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Amanda J. Meyer, Emmanuel Ochom, Patricia Turimumahoro, Patrick Byanyima, Ingvar Sanyu, Rejani Lalitha, Sylvia Kaswabuli, Alfred Andama, Nicholas D. Walter, Achilles Katamba, Adithya Cattamanchi, William Worodria, Laurence Huang, Christina Yoon, J. Lucian

Journal of Clinical Microbiology.2020;[Epub] CrossRef

Acute phase proteins and IP-10 as triage tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis

V.S. Santos, D. Goletti, K. Kontogianni, E.R. Adams, B. Molina-Moya, J. Dominguez, V. Crudu, P.R.S. Martins-Filho, M. Ruhwald, L. Lawson, J.S. Bimba, A.L. Garcia-Basteiro, L. Petrone, B.S. Kabeer, K. Reither, L.E. Cuevas

Clinical Microbiology and Infection.2019; 25(2): 169. CrossRef

C-reactive protein evaluation in communityacquired pneumonia with comorbid chronic heart failure as criterion of antibiotic prescription

A. A. Bobylev, S. A. Rachina, S. N. Avdeev, R. S. Kozlov, V. V. Mladov

The utility of delta neutrophil index in differentiation of pulmonary tuberculosis from community acquired pneumonia

Byung Woo Jhun, Yun Su Sim, Tae Rim Shin, Dong-Gyu Kim

Dynamic changes and diagnostic and prognostic significance of serum PCT, hs‑CRP and s-100 protein in central nervous system infection

Jiaan Wang, Xicai Wu, Yufeng Tian, Xueyuan Li, Xia Zhao, Min Zhang

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine.2018;[Epub] CrossRef

Diagnostic value of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio versus C-reactive protein in discrimination between different pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia

Wafaa El-Emshaty, Mervat Mashaly, Amr Moawad, Mohammad ELGamal, Asem Hewidy

Comparative Clinical Pathology.2017; 26(4): 757. CrossRef

Procalcitonin as Biomarker of Infection: Implications for Evaluation and Treatment

Pedro Falcão Gonçalves, Luiz Menezes Falcão, Isabel Duque Pinheiro

American Journal of Therapeutics.2017; 24(3): e243. CrossRef

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in critically ill adults: a meta-analysis

Point-of-care C-reactive protein-based tuberculosis screening for people living with HIV: a diagnostic accuracy study

Christina Yoon, Fred C Semitala, Elly Atuhumuza, Jane Katende, Sandra Mwebe, Lucy Asege, Derek T Armstrong, Alfred O Andama, David W Dowdy, J Luke Davis, Laurence Huang, Moses Kamya, Adithya Cattamanchi

The Lancet Infectious Diseases.2017; 17(12): 1285. CrossRef

Anemia and Hematologic Characteristics in Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Diagnosis in Kinshasa

Christophe Mbombo Mulenga, Jean-Marie Ntumba Kayembe, Benoit Obel Kabengele, Alain Bakebe

Journal of Tuberculosis Research.2017; 05(04): 243. CrossRef

Utility of immune response-derived biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory disorders

Serum Procalcitonin for Differential Diagnosis of Acute Exacerbation and Bacterial Pneumonia in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease

Jae Kyeom Sim, Jee Youn Oh, Eun Joo Lee, Gyu Young Hur, Seung Heon Lee, Sung Yong Lee, Sang Yeub Lee, Je Hyeong Kim, Chol Shin, Jae Jeong Shim, Kwang Ho In, Kyung Ho Kang, Kyung Hoon Min

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences.2016; 351(5): 499. CrossRef

Variation in C - reactive protein response according to host and mycobacterial characteristics in active tuberculosis

James Brown, Kristina Clark, Colette Smith, Jennifer Hopwood, Oliver Lynard, Michael Toolan, Dean Creer, Jack Barker, Ronan Breen, Tim Brown, Ian Cropley, Marc Lipman

Diagnostic yield of computed tomography-guided bone biopsy and clinical outcomes of tuberculous and pyogenic spondylitis

Eun-Jeong Joo, Joon-Sup Yeom, Young Eun Ha, So Yeon Park, Chong-Suh Lee, Eun-Sang Kim, Cheol-In Kang, Doo-Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Song, Kyong Ran Peck

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2016; 31(4): 762. CrossRef

Neuron-specific enolase as a novel biomarker reflecting tuberculosis activity and treatment response

Sung-Jin Nam, Jee-Yeong Jeong, Tae-Won Jang, Mann-Hong Jung, Bong-Kwon Chun, Hee-Jae Cha, Chul-Ho Oak

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2016; 31(4): 694. CrossRef

Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Factor for Tuberculosis Meningitis

Jinseung Kim, Si Eun Kim, Bong Soo Park, Kyong Jin Shin, Sam Yeol Ha, JinSe Park, Sung Eun Kim, Kang Min Park

Journal of Clinical Neurology.2016; 12(3): 332. CrossRef

Cutoff value of serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker of infection in end-stage renal disease patients

Wan Soo Lee, Dae Woong Kang, Jong Hun Back, Hyun Lee Kim, Jong Hoon Chung, Byung Chul Shin

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2015; 30(2): 198. CrossRef

The Relationship Between Inflammatory Marker Levels and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Severity

Ozlem Abakay, Abdurrahman Abakay, Hadice Selimoglu Sen, Abdullah C. Tanrikulu

The diagnostic value of serum levels of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in differentiation between active pulmonary TB and CAP

Basem I. El-Shafey, Hoda M. Bahr, Salwa A. Ganna, Mohmad S. Attia, Mamdouh M. El Rakhawy

Egyptian Journal of Bronchology.2015; 9(2): 178. CrossRef

Point-of-Care C-Reactive Protein Testing to Facilitate Implementation of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for People Living With HIV

Christina Yoon, J. Lucian Davis, Laurence Huang, Conrad Muzoora, Helen Byakwaga, Colin Scibetta, David R. Bangsberg, Payam Nahid, Fred C. Semitala, Peter W. Hunt, Jeffrey N. Martin, Adithya Cattamanchi

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.2014; 65(5): 551. CrossRef

Community-acquired pneumonia and tuberculosis: differential diagnosis and the use of fluoroquinolones

Ronald F. Grossman, Po-Ren Hsueh, Stephen H. Gillespie, Francesco Blasi

International Journal of Infectious Diseases.2014; 18: 14. CrossRef

Role of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Count Ratio in the Differential Diagnosis between Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Bacterial Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Annals of Laboratory Medicine.2013; 33(2): 105. CrossRef

The Role of Procalcitonin in Respiratory Infections

Current Infectious Disease Reports.2012; 14(3): 308. CrossRef

Performance of Serum C-Reactive Protein as a Screening Test for Smear-Negative Tuberculosis in an Ambulatory High HIV Prevalence Population

Douglas Wilson, Motasim Badri, Gary Maartens, Madhukar Pai