RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Serial study of C-reactive protein during infection in leukaemia.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 263
OP 266
DO 10.1136/jcp.34.3.263
VO 34
IS 3
A1 Rose, P E
A1 Johnsdon, S A
A1 Meakin, M
A1 Mackie, P H
A1 Stuart, J
YR 1981
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/34/3/263.abstract
AB Serum C-reactive protein was studied serially by a 1-hour laser nephelometric assay in 25 patients with leukaemia who developed 34 episodes of infection. The serum level rose above, or by, 100mg/l in 29 of the episodes. Serial measurement of this acute-phase reactant was of value in detecting infection in the neutropenic patient and in monitoring the response to antibiotic therapy.