Methods and devices for diagnosis of appendicitis

摘要

Provided is the use of an immunoassay for detecting the presence of MRP8/14 for diagnosing appendicitis from a patient fluid sample selected from the group consisting of blood, plasma, or serum, by detecting the presence of MRP8/14 at a level higher than 10lJg/ml in the fluid sample. Further provided are corresponding analysis devices and kits.