Significance of detection of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in neonatal infectious disease

Objective To explore the clinical significance of high sensitivity C-reactive protein(hsCRP) in the diagnosis of neonatal bacterial infections.Method The venous blood hsCRP levels of 64 neonates of suspected bacterial infections in our hospital were detected with fluorescence immunoassay,and 50 normal newborns were simultaneous detected as the control group.Results Before treatment,the serum hsCRP level of the bacterial infection group was(46.8 ± 16.5) mg/L,the control group was(1.39 ± 0.59) mg/L;the bacterial infection group was significantly higher than the control group,and the difference was significant(P0.05).Conclusion hsCRP test has the advantages of simple,small expenses of sample,accurate and reliable,is one of the early diagnosis indicator of neonatal infectious disease,can be used in treatment efficacy test of neonatal bacterial infections.