title: Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. C Reactive Protein and the diagnosis of intracranial infection.
abstract: A short cut review was carried out to determine whether measuring C Reactive Protein might help in the diagnosis of intracranial infection in a patient presenting to the Emergency department with an acute headache. 62 papers were found, but none answered the question. The clinical bottom line is that there doesn't appear to be any evidence for, or against, the use of C Reactive Protein in the diagnosis of intracranial infection in patients presenting to the Emergency department with an acute headache.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Au-Yong
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coats
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006261:Headache / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein