Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;102:472-477. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.030. Epub 2020 Dec 2.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether presepsin can be used as a novel biomarker to differentiate between native joint septic arthritis (NJSA) and crystal arthritis (CA).
METHODS: This study included 75 patients diagnosed with either NJSA (n = 21) or CA (n = 54). Presepsin in synovial fluid and blood, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin were measured and compared between the NJSA and CA groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to differentiate between the two groups.
RESULTS: Synovial fluid and blood presepsin were significantly higher in the NJSA group than in the CA group (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.01, respectively). The area under the ROC curve for synovial fluid presepsin in the NJSA group compared with the CA group was 0.93 (sensitivity 85.7%, specificity 85.2%, positive predictive value 69.2%, negative predictive value 93.9%, positive likelihood ratio 5.79, negative likelihood ratio 0.17). Among the tests, synovial fluid presepsin was the most accurate.
CONCLUSIONS: Measurement of synovial fluid presepsin is reliable for the early diagnosis of NJSA, and synovial fluid presepsin could be used as a novel biomarker for differentiating between NJSA and CA.
PMID:33278715 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.030