Table 2.
Performance of CRP according to clinical features of sepsis
| Clinical features |
Total n = 302 |
Positive blood culture within clinical feature | Positive CRP within positive blood culture | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
No |
% |
No |
% |
No |
% |
| Fever |
116 |
38.4 |
52 |
44.8 |
42 |
80.8 |
| Respiratory distress |
112 |
37.1 |
48 |
42.9 |
37 |
77.1 |
| Jaundice |
81 |
26.8 |
27 |
33.3 |
22 |
81.5 |
| Poor suck |
75 |
24.8 |
39 |
52.0 |
29 |
74.4 |
| Apnoea |
27 |
8.9 |
7 |
25.9 |
7 |
100.0 |
| Hypothermia |
26 |
8.6 |
14 |
53.8 |
8 |
57.1 |
| Convulsion |
20 |
6.6 |
10 |
50.0 |
6 |
60.0 |
| Vomiting |
15 |
5.0 |
9 |
60.0 |
9 |
100.0 |
| Irritability |
10 |
3.3 |
6 |
60.0 |
5 |
83.3 |
| Lethargy | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 60.0 | 6 | 100.0 |