CRP for Respiratory Diagnosis in Kyrgyz Pediatric Practice

"CRP POCT equipment will be supplied at healthcare centers, along with a short training in use and interpretation supporting the clinical evaluation of the child. It will be communicated that CRP levels less than 10 indicate that the disease is not severe, and antibiotics is most likely not needed, if between 10 and 50, that antibiotics might be needed, and if more than 50 that it is likely that they are needed. With CRP between 10-50 the HCW are instructed to take the clinical picture into account together with the value of the test.~The training will also include knowledge of CRP pharmacodynamics and cases where a low CRP might need to be interpreted cautiously, e.g. a history of fever lasting less than 24 hrs. HCWs will be instructed to use CRP POCT for all patients in the intervention group and use the information to guide diagnosis and treatment choice. We will use Aidian (Copenhagen, Denmark) QuickRead go CRP POCT set-up."