title: Plasma creatine phosphokinase level may predict successful treatment after a single injection of methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: Our finding that creatine phosphokinase level was significantly higher in women successfully treated for ectopic pregnancy with only a single injection of methotrexate suggests that this indicator predicts this outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, La Conception Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gnisci
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rua
authors.forename: Blandine
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Courbiere
authors.forename: Ludovic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cravello
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gamerre
authors.forename: Aubert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agostini
mesh_terms: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D008727:Methotrexate