The course of C-reactive protein response in untreated upper respiratory tract infection

[摘要] Background: High C-reactive protein (CRP) values are frequently found in patients with bacterial respiratory infection, and CRP testing has been shown to be useful in differentiating pneumonia from other respiratory infections. Raised CRP values may also be found in viral respiratory infection, and as a result there is a risk that antibiotics may be wrongly prescribed.

[学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] antibiotics;common cold;cough;C-reactive protein;erythrocyte sedimentation rate;influenza;upper respiratory infections