Evaluation of the clinical value of joint detection of C-reactive protein and white blood cells in neonates with infectious pneumonia

Objective:To evaluate the clinical value of joint detection of C-reactive protein(CRP) and white blood cells(WBC) in neonates with infectious pneumonia,provide a basis for early diagnosis and treatment of neonatal infectious pneumonia.Methods:One hundred and twenty-three neonates with infectious pneumonia who were treated in the hospital from July 2009 to June 2011 were selected as study group,100 healthy neonates were selected as control group,the changes of CRP and WBC were analyzed.Results:The levels of CRP and WBC in the neonates with infectious pneumonia were higher than those in healthy neonates,especially the neonates with bacterial infection(P0.05);among the neonates with bacterial infection,there was significant difference in the levels of CRP and WBC before and after treatment(P0.05),and the change extent of CRP was larger than that of WBC.Conclusion:Compared with WBC,CRP is more sensitive and reliable for early diagnosis and treatment of neonatal infectious pneumonia,joint detection of WBC and CRP can improve the early diagnostic rate of neonatal infectious pneumonia.