C-REACTIVE PROTEIN FOR RAPID MONITORING OF INFECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

摘要: Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured nephelometrically or turbidimetrically for rapid differential diagnosis of sixteen bacterial and fifteen viral infections the central nervous system in patients aged from 2 weeks to 49 years. On hospital admission CRP levels were far above upper limit normal (19 mg/l) all with meningitis, regardless duration illness, age patient, bacterium involved, fever, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, cerebrospinal-fluid cell count. In contrast, a slight rise level seen only one case meningitis. useful also monitoring clinical course illnesses detection subdural effusion patient Haemophilus influenzae meningitis otitis media another coxsackie B If no complications developed, returned within 7 days group. The measurement is importance should be used more often practice.