Open AccessClinical significance of serum procalcitonin in patients with ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
Shigeo Koido,
Toshifumi Ohkusa,
Kazuki Takakura,
Shunichi Odahara,
Shintaro Tsukinaga,
Toyokazu Yukawa,
Jimi Mitobe,
Mikio Kajihara,
Kan Uchiyama,
Hiroshi Arakawa,
Hisao Tajiri
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8335
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , ulcerative colitis , medicine , gastroenterology , white blood cell , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , c reactive protein , inflammation , disease , sepsis
To investigate the association of procalcitonin (PCT) with ulcerative colitis (UC) activity.