Limited validity of the American College of Rheumatology criteria for classifying patients with gout in primary care
Date
2009-11-11
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Janssens, H. J. E. M
Janssen, M
Van de Lisdonk, Eloy H
Fransen, J
Van Riel, P.L.
van Weel, Chris
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BMJ Publishing Group
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In order to classify gout without identifi cation of monosodium
urate (MSU) crystals, the American College of Rheumatology
(ACR) formulated criteria in 1977. Of the 11 criteria, ≥6 have
to be present to classify patients as having gout. The criteria
were not developed with reference to MSU crystals, nor were
they tested properly afterwards against this gold standard.
However, as they are widely used and cited, testing their validity
is critical to our ability to understand and treat gout.
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adult, aged, female, gout, humans, male, middle aged, predictive value of tests, primary health care, prospective studies, sensitivity and specificity
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
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