ArticleJournal of bone and joint infection2023
Evaluating the utility of inflammatory markers in the diagnosis of soft tissue abscesses of the forearm and hand.
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- Systemic immune responses in patients with spine surgery related infections.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Serial C-reactive Protein as a Sensitive Marker of Treatment Response and Disease Severity in Acute Hand Infections.Cureus · 2025Article
- Acute phase reactants in the diagnosis of soft tissue infections of the upper extremity.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Construction of a Multi-Indicator Model for Abscess Prediction in Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis Using Inflammatory Indicators.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Upper extremity abscesses frequently present to the acute care setting with inconclusive physical examination and imaging findings. We sought to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of inflammatory markers including white blood cell (WBC) count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP). A retrospective cohort study was performed to identify subjects
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