Application of a novel diagnostic rule in the differential diagnosis between acute gouty arthritis and septic arthritis

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 700-704

  Lee, Kwang Hoon ^a   Choi, Sang Tae ^b   Lee, Soo Kyung ^a   Lee, Joo Hyun ^c   Yoon, Bo Young ^c  

^a Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Diagnosis; Diagnostic test; Differential; Gout; Infectious

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84952661832     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.6.700     Document Type: Article

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