title: [Determination of capillary plasma C-reactive protein during therapy for acute infectious lung diseases].
abstract: Changes in the concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and differential blood count were comparatively estimated in the treatment of 66 infants (aged 1.12 +/- 0.95 years) with acute infectious lung diseases. There was a high correlation between capillary plasma and venous serum CRP concentrations. On the first day of effective antibiotic therapy, there was a significant decrease in CRP levels; the sensitivity and specificity were 96 and 94%, respectively. Thus, measurement of capillary blood CRP is an accessible and informative tool to monitor therapy for infectious lung diseases in infants.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Makarenko
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Vavilikhina
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Kastrikina
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: El'chaninova
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein