Online ISSN: 2515-8260

To assess the function of CRP as a biomarker in COPD acute exacerbation

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1Dr. Shikhar Tripathi, 2Dr. Rohit Pathak, 3Dr. Vipin Chaudhary

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Aim: The purpose of this research is to assess the function of CRP as a biomarker in COPD acute exacerbation. Methods: The Department of Respiratory Medicineconducted this cross-sectional research. After washing their mouths twice with plain water, all patients were advised to collect deep coughed up phlegm into a sterile wide mouth container with a screw cover. The samples were promptly sent to the microbiology laboratory and processed within 30 minutes of being collected. Gram staining was performed on a sputum sample and results were reported using Bartlett's grading method. A appropriate sample was defined as one with a score of 1 or above. Mac Conkey's agar, chocolate agar, and blood agar plates were inoculated with appropriate sputum samples. Standard microbiological procedures established by the American Society for Microbiology were used to identify the isolated organisms. Sputum samples cultured for pathogenic bacteria were classed as Bacterial exacerbations, whereas samples with no pathogenic bacteria or oral commensals were classified as Non bacterial exacerbations

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