High-sensitivity C-reactive protein in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Comparative analysis of Bayer wide-range C-reactive protein (wr-CRP) and the Dade-Behring high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

OBJECTIVE The recently introduced Bayerwide-range C-reactive protein (wr-CRP) assay might be relevant for the real-time low-cost and online determination of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity. Our aim was to examine whether wr-CRP can substitute for the Dade Behring high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) assay in IBD patients. METHODS A total of 71 patients with IBD, of whom 48 h...

High sensitivity C reactive protein in classical Kawasaki disease.

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High sensitivity C-reactive protein in asthma.

Asthma is characterised by chronic inflammation of the airways, but the relevance of high-sensitivity assays for C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), which are known to be a sensitive marker of low-grade systemic inflammation, has not been fully studied in asthma. The objective was to examine serum hs-CRP levels in patients with asthma and their relationship to clinical characteristics and degree of ai...

High sensitivity C-reactive protein for predicting cardiovascular disease: an inflammatory hypothesis.

Hyperlipidaemia is present in only half of all patients who develop coronary heart disease. Over the past several years evidence has accumulated that inflammatory mechanisms play a pivotal role in the genesis of atherosclerosis and its complications. Attention has thus focused on whether circulating markers of inflammation can provide a new method to improve cardiovascular risk prediction. Thes...

Endoscopy in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)