The good and the bad: using C reactive protein to distinguish bacterial from non-bacterial infection among febrile patients in low-resource settings

Safety and efficacy of C-reactive protein-guided antibiotic use to treat acute respiratory infections in Tanzanian children: a planned subgroup analysis of a randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial evaluating a novel electronic clinical decision algorithm (ePOCT)

(2019) Kristina Keitel et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Causes of acute undifferentiated fever and the utility of biomarkers in Chiangrai, northern Thailand

(2018) Tri Wangrangsimakul et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The usefulness of C-reactive protein in predicting malaria parasitemia in a sub-Saharan African region

(2018) Bismark Osei Sarfo et al.   PLoS One

Retrospective review of the management of acute infections and the indications for antibiotic prescription in primary care in northern Thailand

(2018) Rachel C Greer et al.   BMJ Open

Enumerating the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance per antibiotic consumed to inform the evaluation of interventions affecting their use

(2018) Poojan Shrestha et al.   Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Effect of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care in Thailand and Myanmar: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial

(2018) Thomas Althaus et al.   Lancet Global Health

C-reactive protein point of care testing in the management of acute respiratory infections in the Vietnamese primary healthcare setting – a cost benefit analysis

(2018) Yoel Lubell et al.   Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings

(2017) Heidi Hopkins et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

A novel electronic algorithm using host biomarker point-of-care tests for the management of febrile illnesses in Tanzanian children (e-POCT): A randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial

(2017) Kristina Keitel et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings

(2017) Heidi Hopkins et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Should all acutely ill children in primary care be tested with point-of-care CRP: a cluster randomised trial

(2016) Jan Y. Verbakel et al.   BMC Medicine

Serum protein electrophoresis: an interesting diagnosis tool to distinguish viral from bacterial community-acquired pneumonia

(2016) B. Davido et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Modelling the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Biomarker Tests as Compared with Pathogen-Specific Diagnostics in the Management of Undifferentiated Fever in Remote Tropical Settings

(2016) Yoel Lubell et al.   PLoS One

Point-of-care assessment of C-reactive protein and white blood cell count to identify bacterial aetiologies in malaria-negative paediatric fevers in Tanzania

(2016) Helena Hildenwall et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for non-severe acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary health care: a randomised controlled trial

(2016) Nga T T Do et al.   Lancet Global Health

Host Biomarkers for Distinguishing Bacterial from Non-Bacterial Causes of Acute Febrile Illness: A Comprehensive Review

(2016) Anokhi J. Kapasi et al.   PLoS One

Association between Subclinical Malaria Infection and Inflammatory Host Response in a Pre-Elimination Setting

(2016) Thomas J. Peto et al.   PLoS One

Cost-Effectiveness of Point-of-Care C-Reactive Protein Tests for Respiratory Tract Infection in Primary Care in England

(2015) Rachael Hunter   ADVANCES IN THERAPY

Performance of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to distinguish viral from bacterial and malarial causes of fever in Southeast Asia

(2015) Yoel Lubell et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

C-reactive protein in children with malaria in Luanda, Angola: a prospective study: Table 1.

(2015) Tuula Pelkonen et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Discovery and Validation of Biomarkers to Guide Clinical Management of Pneumonia in African Children

(2014) Honglei Huang et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

C-reactive Protein, Procalcitonin and the Lab-Score for Detecting Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Children at the Emergency Department

(2014) Ruud G. Nijman et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein in Malnourished Children

(2014) A.-L. Page et al.   PEDIATRICS

Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Rural Cambodia: A 3-Year Prospective Observational Study

(2014) Tara C. Mueller et al.   PLoS One

Cost-effectiveness of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to inform antibiotic prescribing decisions

(2013) Raymond Oppong et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as predictors of blood culture positivity among hospitalised children with severe pneumonia in Mozambique

(2012) N. Díez-Padrisa et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

C-reactive protein as a marker of serious bacterial infections in hospitalized febrile infants

(2009) Efraim Bilavsky et al.   ACTA PAEDIATRICA

The Diagnostic and Prognostic Accuracy of Five Markers of Serious Bacterial Infection in Malawian Children with Signs of Severe Infection

(2009) Enitan D. Carrol et al.   PLoS One