Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin

INTRODUCTION: In this study, we determined whether serum ferritin levels could be used to differentiate between fever of unknown origin (FUO) caused by infectious and noninfectious diseases.

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Main Authors:	Seong Eun Kim, Uh Jin Kim, Mi Ok Jang, Seung Ji Kang, Hee Chang Jang, Sook In Jung, Shin Seok Lee, Kyung Hwa Park
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:	Disease Markers
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-130962

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spelling	doaj-80976aba024d46af8fc0d5c2815d48bf2020-11-24T22:26:34ZengHindawi LimitedDisease Markers0278-02401875-86302013-01-0134321121810.3233/DMA-130962Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown OriginSeong Eun Kim0Uh Jin Kim1Mi Ok Jang2Seung Ji Kang3Hee Chang Jang4Sook In Jung5Shin Seok Lee6Kyung Hwa Park7Department of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang Ju, KoreaINTRODUCTION: In this study, we determined whether serum ferritin levels could be used to differentiate between fever of unknown origin (FUO) caused by infectious and noninfectious diseases.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-130962
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spellingShingle	Seong Eun Kim Uh Jin Kim Mi Ok Jang Seung Ji Kang Hee Chang Jang Sook In Jung Shin Seok Lee Kyung Hwa Park Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin Disease Markers
author_facet	Seong Eun Kim Uh Jin Kim Mi Ok Jang Seung Ji Kang Hee Chang Jang Sook In Jung Shin Seok Lee Kyung Hwa Park
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title	Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin
title_short	Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin
title_full	Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin
title_fullStr	Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin
title_full_unstemmed	Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin
title_sort	diagnostic use of serum ferritin levels to differentiate infectious and noninfectious diseases in patients with fever of unknown origin
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Disease Markers
issn	0278-0240 1875-8630
publishDate	2013-01-01
description	INTRODUCTION: In this study, we determined whether serum ferritin levels could be used to differentiate between fever of unknown origin (FUO) caused by infectious and noninfectious diseases.
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Diagnostic Use of Serum Ferritin Levels to Differentiate Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases in Patients with Fever of Unknown Origin

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