Table 3.
Serum CRP value, culture findings, follow-up CRP and prior treatment before CRP and culture
| Case | CRP elevation (value in mg/l) | Urine culture | Blood culture | Disc culture | Follow-up CRP elevation | Comorbidity | Antibiotics before CRP | Antibiotics before culture |
| 1 | Yes (109.5) | Positive | Positive | N/A | No | N/A | No | No |
| 2 | No (5.2) | Positive | Positive | Negative | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | No (3.4) | Negative | Negative | Negative | N/A | N/A | No | Yes |
| 4 | Yes (139.6) | Positive | Positive | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No |
| 5 | Yes (106.3) | Negative | N/A | N/A | No | Bilateral otitis externa | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Yes (73.4) | Negative | Positive | N/A | No | Perianal adenoma | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Yes (33.1) | Positive | Positive | Negative | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Yes (121.1) | Positive | Positive | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No |
| 9 | Yes (36.4) | Negative | Negative | Positive | No | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Yes (164) | Negative | Positive | Negative | No | IMPA | No | No |
| 11 | Yes (128.9) | Positive | Positive | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No |
| 12 | Yes (19.1) | Negative | Negative | Negative | No | Urinary tract obstruction | No | No |
| 13 | Yes (97.6) | Negative | Negative | Positive | No | Sublumbar foreign body | No | No |
| 14 | Yes (81) | Negative | Negative | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No |
| 15 | Yes (103.9) | Negative | Negative | Negative | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | Yes (240) | Negative | Negative | Negative | No | N/A | Yes | Yes |
CRP, C-reactive protein; IMPA, immune-mediated polyarthritis; N/A, not available.