Clinical applications of C-reactive protein in pediatrics.

摘要: The body of literature concerning studies the applications CRP measurement in pediatric population continues to grow. Based on current data serial measurements appear be most useful for monitoring patient response therapy after primary diagnosis invasive infectious or inflammatory diseases, patients major surgical procedures and those with serious burns. Monitoring over time may used assess recrudescent disease, a secondary process ineffective therapy. In addition appears suited which ESR is but offers many advantages. At present there are no objective outcome-based clinical trial justify using values alone, whether elevated normal, as basis management decisions regarding instituting withholding antimicrobial therapy, its early discontinuance suspected having neonatal sepsis, meningitis, bacteremia pneumonia, regardless immune status. addition, because significant inconsistencies among has been applied differential bacterial vs. viral including acute otitis media lower respiratory tract infection, we cannot recommend it this purpose. Data do not support role appendicitis localizing urinary infections.