Levels of C-reactive protein in serum samples from healthy children and adults in Säo Paulo, Brazil
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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30(9): 1055-9, Sept. 1997. tab, graf
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in English
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| ID: lil-199994
ABSTRACT
C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured by ELISA in the sera of 165 healthy blood donors and 125 normal children 1 to 14 years old. The serum levels of blood donors ranged from 0.05 to 57.6 mg/l with median and mean values of 1.8 ml/l and 4.86 mg/l, respectively. CRP levels ranged from 0.02 to 14.4 mg/l in the children's sera, the median being 0.45 mg/l and the mean 1.65 mg/l. No individual lacking CRP was detected. The high CRP levels observed in the present study suggest that the population of the State of Sao Paulo may usually be exposed to subacute infections and/or inflammation without presenting clinical symptoms.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
C-Reactive Protein
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Journal subject:
Biology
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Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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