C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF SEVERITY IN COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Abstract

Background and objective :CRP being a acute inflammatory marker demonstration of its serial rise in patients with CAP predicts the severity and outcome in these patients . We aim to study CRP levels on the day of admission and day 4, which can predict 30 day mortality, need for mechanical ventilation and or inotropic support, and development of complicated pneumonia in CAP patients. This study was done with a objective to find out whether C-reactive protein is an independent predictor of severity in community acquired pneumonia.