title: A preliminary study of C-reactive protein in the diagnosis and monitoring of Lyme disease.
abstract: Concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the serum of 14 patients suffering from Lyme disease were measured. 86% of these patients were found to have abnormally high concentrations of serum CRP (range 14-158 mg/L). The CRP concentration of a 60-year-old patient abated from 29 mg/L to 13 mg/L after treatment. Results suggest that serum CRP concentration can provide a valuable and accurate means for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Hodgkiss
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D016231:Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein