Significance of CRP determination for bacterial pneumonia in 200 cases

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of CRP in bacterial pneumonia and its changes in disease′s progression and recovery.Methods To collect blood sample of 200 cases of pneumonia before treatment,during treatment and recovery for dynamical determination of CRP.Results In 200 cases,97 patients were diagnosed as bacterial pneumonia.For evaluation with CRP 60 cut-off point,in the 98 CRP elevated patients,bacterial pneumonia accounted for 95.CRP continuely rose in the patients without control of bacterial pneumonia,and in the recovery fell to normal.Conclusion As an acute-phase proteins,CRP has assistant diagnostic value for bacterial pneumonia to distinguish from other pneumonia,and in the process of treatment,it can monitor the disease′s progress and recovery.