C-reactive Protein

Blood test is used as an indicator of acute inflammation. C-reactive Protein is a protein of the pentraxin family, produced by the liver during periods of inflammation and detectable in serum in various disease conditions particularly during the acute phase of immune response. Normally C-reactive protein should be negative in the bloodstream. Conditions which can cause a positive C-reactive protein include: cancer, lupus, myocardial infarction, pneumococcal pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, and tuberculosis. A positive C-reactive protein may also be seen in some women who are taking birth control pills and in the later half of pregnancy

C-reactive protein <10 mg/L