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The Clinial Usefulness C-reactive Protein Levels in Rotavirus and Salmonella Gastroenteritis in Childhood

Jeong Wan Seo
The Ewha Medical Journal 1997;20(1):23-28. Published online: July 24, 2015

Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Copyright © 1997. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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  • Objectives
    This study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of quantitative measurement of C-reactive protein(C-RP) and ESR in the differentiation between Rotaviral and Salmonella gastroenteritis in children.
  • Methods
    On admission quantitative C-RP measurement by nephelometry, stool culture for slmonella and shigella, stool latex agglutination test for rotavirus(slidex rota-kit 2), stool occult blood, stool WBC and CBC with ESR were performed.
  • Results
    Of sixty seven children, 40(59.7%) children had Rotaviral gastroenteritis, and 27(40.3%) had Salmonella gastroenteritis. The C-RP levels and ESR of the patients with Salmonella gastroenteritis differed significantly from the Rotaviral gastroenteritis. At the level of 0.8 mg/dL, C-RP gave the best balance of sensitivity(84.6%) and specificity(87.5%).
  • Conclusion
    The quantitative measurement of C-RP levels may be a useful tool for predicting Salmonella gastroenteritis in children.
  • Keywords: C-Reactive protein; Rotavirus; Salmonella gastroenteritis; Children

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