The potential benefit of a second C-reactive protein measurement in patients with gram-negative bacteraemia presenting to the emergency medicine department.
Tal LevinsonNatalie TamirShani Shenhar-TsarfatyYael ParanDavid ZeltzerItzhak ShapiraPinchas HalpernAhuva MeilikEli RaykhshtatIlana GoldinerAmos AdlerShlomo BerlinerOri RogowskiAsaf WassermanPublished in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2020)
Patients with gram-negative bacteraemia can present with C-reactive protein within the range of apparently healthy individuals. A second C-reactive protein might help to avoid an erroneous decision regarding the severity of the infection.