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..., PMN-elastase, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and 8 (IL-8), serum amyloid A (SAA), and procalcitonin (PCT), can differentiate between mild and severe acute pancreatitis within 48 h of disease onset with favorable diagnostic accuracy. Because fully automated assays have become available, IL-6, IL-8, PCT, and SAA...