Acute Phase Protein in Gynecological Patients with Nosocomial Infection During Chemotherapy / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of acute phase protein in the diagnosis and therapy for nosocomial infection monitoring. METHODS The levels of serum C-reactive protein(CRP),serum amyloid A(SAA),?_1-acid glycoprotein(AAG),and ?_1-antitrypsin(AAT) were measured in 71 gynecological patients with nosocomial infection during chemotherapy,Thirty normal controls and 33 chemotherapy patient controls were detected by nephelometry and compared with white blood cell counts. RESULTS The nosocomial infection rate of chemotherapy patients was 16.7%.Main pathogens were Gram-negative bacteria(60.6%).Fungi infection rate was 19.7%.The most frequent hospital infection sites were respiratory tract,gastrointestinal tract and wound.Compared with controls,the levels of serum CRP,SAA,AAG and AAT were significantly higher in chemotherapy patients with bacteria infection(P