C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and orthopedic implant infection. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) have been shown to be useful for diagnosis of prosthetic hip and knee infection.
Kerryl E Piper +17 more
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Characterization of rat bone marrow lymphoid cells. I. A study of the distribution parameters of sedimentation velocity, volume and electrophoretic mobility [PDF]
Various cell populations in rat bone marrow were characterized by means of a two dimensional separation using velocity sedimentation and free flow electrophoresis and by electrical sizing of the separated cells. Up to 4.5 mm/hr five different populations
Hansen, Ernil, Zeiller, K.
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Purpose The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC) count are frequently obtained in the work-up of post-operative fever. However, their diagnostic utility depends upon comparison with normative peri-operative trends which have ...
Margaret G. Kuhn +4 more
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This study assesses the extent to which the association between erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a marker of inflammation, and cognitive function is explained by shared familial factors using within-sibling analyses.
Yin Xu +3 more
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in canine leishmaniosis diagnosis: A new resource
This study aims to evaluate the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in Leishmania infantum-seropositive dogs compared with healthy dogs and to assess the existence of a correlation between ESR and clinical form of Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) as well as ...
Maria Alfonsa Cavalera +6 more
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Depletion of B-cells with rituximab improves endothelial function and reduces inflammation among individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
BackgroundIndividuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, partly due to systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.
Del Puerto, Gus +10 more
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Efficacy of tofacitinib monotherapy in methotrexate-naive patients with early or established rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
IntroductionTofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tofacitinib monotherapy was previously shown to inhibit structural damage, reduce clinical signs and symptoms of RA, and improve physical ...
DeMasi, Ryan +6 more
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BackgroundThe trajectory pattern of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) and its clinical significance is unclear.
Hsiu-Yin Chiang +5 more
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Diagnostic and predictive value of white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and coagulation tests in patients with blunt head trauma [PDF]
Introduction: Head trauma is the third leading cause of death and one of the most common causes of referral to the emergency department. Prognosis in these patients identifies individuals at higher risk and provides them with faster and more complete ...
Amir Ghaffarzad +5 more
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Data quality predicts care quality: findings from a national clinical audit [PDF]
Background: Missing clinical outcome data are a common occurrence in longitudinal studies. Data quality in clinical audit is a particular cause for concern. The relationship between departmental levels of missing clinical outcome data and care quality is
Bechman, Katie +6 more
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