title: [C-reactive protein in patients with bacteriological positive lung tuberculosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the usefulness of measuring C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of lung tuberculosis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Tuberculosis patients treated by chemotherapy at Fukujuji Hospital from Jan./1/2000 to Dec./31/2001.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chart review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CRP are negative in 13.3% (95%CI: 8.9-17.7%) in sputum smear positive lung tuberculosis patients (N = 226), and in 73.0% (95%CI: 62.0-84.0%) of sputum smear negative culture positive lung tuberculosis patients (N = 63).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Usefulness of measuring C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of bacteriological positive lung tuberculosis is limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan. ito@jata.or.jp
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshiyama
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogata
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein