title: Serial study of C-reactive protein during infection in leukaemia.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein