title: C-reactive protein as an indicator of complications in bacterial meningitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the value of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) estimation in the follow-up of bacterial meningitis (BM).
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Urban hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sequential serum CRP estimation was done in 50 healthy children and in 100 children with BM. Serial serum CRP value was correlated with the clinical picture in BM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serial serum CRP in 14 patients with complicated BM was significantly different than the 72 uncomplicated BM cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serial determination of serum CRP may be a cheap, simple and reliable prognostic indicator in BM.
authors.affiliation: Upgraded Department of Pediatrics, Patna Medical College, Bihar.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suman
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein