title: Usefulness of Serum Procalcitonin for Early Discrimination Between Necrotizing Fasciitis and Cellulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. kihsekat@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Noriki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Norikazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Masae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shirai
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Gen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002116:Calcitonin