Fever, C-Reactive Protein, and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Monitoring Recovery from Septic Arthritis

Acute Bacterial Osteoarticular Infections: Eight-Year Analysis of C-Reactive Protein for Oral Step-Down Therapy

“…4 Because of its half-life of 19 hours, 5 CRP can be used as an objective measure of treatment over the first days of therapy and has been studied by Scandinavian investigators. [6][7][8] CRP has been used at our institution as the key laboratory factor in support of clinical and microbiologic recovery, helping determine the timing of the switch to oral therapy in osteoarticular infections. The use of CRP to guide the transition to oral therapy is not universally used in the United States and is the object of this retrospective analysis.…”

Postoperative spondylitis after posterior lumbar interbody fusion using cages

“…Several investigators have demonstrated a concurrent elevation in CRP in postoperative spinal infections [12,16]. After successful treatment of the infection, the normalization time for CRP is much shorter than that for ESR in cases of septic arthritis [12].…”

“…After successful treatment of the infection, the normalization time for CRP is much shorter than that for ESR in cases of septic arthritis [12]. Thelander and Larson [18] demonstrated that CRP peak values occur within 2-3 days postoperatively, and normalization occurs in all spinal procedures within 2 weeks.…”

Trend of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Patients with Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection Under Treatment

“…Peltola et al compared ESR and fever in septic arthritis cases in a pediatric setting treated by antibiotics. Defervescence occurred more rapidly than ESR normalization (14,15). Normalization of an elevated ESR may take several weeks once an immunoglobulin response has occurred (8).…”