C-reactive protein and radiographic findings of lower respiratory tract infection in infants

作     者：Maria Twomey Hannah Fleming Fiachra Moloney Kevin P Murphy Lee Crush Siobhan B O’Neill Oisin Flanagan Karl James Conor Bogue Owen J O’Connor Michael M Maher 

作者机构：Department of RadiologyCork University HospitalWiltonT12 DC4A CorkIreland 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Radiology》 (世界放射学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第9卷第4期

页      面：206-211页

学科分类：0831[工学-生物医学工程（可授工学、理学、医学学位）] 100207[医学-影像医学与核医学] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 08[工学] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 100202[医学-儿科学] 100106[医学-放射医学] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Chest radiograph C-reactive protein Chest infection Respiratory infection Pediatric 

摘      要：AIM To evaluate the association between C-reactive protein(CRP) and radiological evidence of lower respiratory tract infection(LRTI) in *** All patients aged less than 4 years who presented with suspected lower respiratory tract infection,who received a peri-presentation chest radiograph and CRP blood measurement over an 18-mo period were included in the ***,gender,source of referral,CRP,white cell count,neutrophil count along with the patients symptoms and radiologist s report were *** Three hundred and eleven patients met the *** chest radiographs were more common in patients with elevated CRP levels(P 0.01).Radiologic signs of LRTI were identified in 73.7% of chest radiographs when a patient had a CRP level between 50-99 mg/*** levels were a better predictor of positive chest radiograph findings for those aged greater than I year compared to those 1 year or *** CRP may be used in patients with suspected LRTI diagnosis to select those who are likely to have positive findings on chest radiograph,thus reducing unnecessary chest radiographs.