RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How to use C-reactive protein
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 150
OP 153
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315079
VO 104
IS 3
A1 Emma M Dyer
A1 Thomas Waterfield
A1 Hannah Baynes
YR 2019
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/104/3/150.abstract
AB A 3-month-old baby is brought to the paediatric emergency department by their parents because of a fever. You decide to check their inflammatory markers. Their C-reactive protein (CRP) level comes back as 20 mg/L. Does this affect whether or not you start antibiotic therapy? Does it influence your decision to admit or discharge the patient? CRP is a commonly used biochemical test and yet its use is constantly debated and challenged. We look at the current evidence and suggest the best way to use this test in clinical practice.