Performance of classification criteria for gout in early and established disease

• Main Authors: William J. Taylor, Jaap Fransen, Nicola Dalbeth, Tuhina Neogi, H. Ralph Schumacher, Melanie Brown, Worawit Louthrenoo, Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado, Maxim Eliseev, Geraldine McCarthy, Lisa K. Stamp, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Francisca Sivera, Hang Korng Ea, Martijn Gerritsen, Carlo Scire, Lorenzo Cavagna, Chingtsai Lin, Yin Yi Chou, Anne Kathrin Tausche, Geraldo Da Rocha Castelar-Pinheiro, Matthijs Janssen, Jiunn Horng Chen, Ole Slot, Marco Cimmino, Till Uhlig, Tim L. Jansen
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84954245271&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/55314
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Objectives. To compare the sensitivity and specificity of different classification criteria for gout in early and established disease. Methods. This was a cross-sectional study of consecutive rheumatology clinic patients with joint swelling in which gout was defined by presence or absence of monosod...