C-reactive protein--an indicator of generalized bacterial infection in children with nephrotic syndrome.

The usefulness of C-reactive protein for detecting bacterial infections in children with nephrotic syndrome was studied in 12 children who had a total of 29 episodes of infection. Four episodes were septic, with CRP values of 127-270 mg/l and 25 superficial or focal with all CRP values below 47 mg/l; 13 were below 10 mg/l. CRP thus discriminated the invasive bacterial diseases from other infections. It was not affected by the nephrotic syndrome activity.