[C-reactive protein in patients with bacteriological positive lung tuberculosis].
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.
Ito
Kunihiko
K
Department of Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan. ito@jata.or.jp
Yoshiyama
Takashi
T
Wada
Masako
M
Ogata
Hideo
H
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*
D002097:C-Reactive Protein