C reactive protein (CRP) (Serum (s))

Specimens:	1 ml Serum (s)
Method:	Turbidimetry
Dimension:	mg/l
Set-up:	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration:	1 day
Indication/Significance:	Note: This analysis is not suitable for the assessment of the cardiovascular risk. For this purpose please request CRP, ultra-sensitive, or hsCRP. Diagnosis and follow up of acute inflammations Differentiation between bacterial and viral infections Postsurgical to identify infectious complications Therapy control under antibiotics or anti-inflammatory medication
Interpretation:	Increased CRP values more… Increased CRP values usually indicate bacterial infections with a significantly stronger increase of CRP concentration than with viral infections: CRP values > 10 mg/l can thus be considered an indication of a bacterial infection. With CRP values > 100 mg/l, it is almost always a bacterial infection with an indication for blood culture diagnostics. With bacterial meningitides, values of > 100 mg/l are frequently found, with viral meningitides, CRP values may still lie within the reference range. Elevated values in the postsurgical phase may indicate complications, e.g. infections or tissue necrosis. The determination of highly sensitive CRP (ultra-sensitive CRP, hsCRP) is recommended to assess the risk of cardiovascular diseases. close
Further tests:	Procalcitonin in the serum

both sex
	< 5,0 mg/l