TY - JOUR T1 - BET 4. IS A NORMAL C-REACTIVE PROTEIN SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO RULE OUT SEPTIC ARTHRITIS JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 767 LP - 768 DO - 10.1136/emj.2008.066852 VL - 25 IS - 11 A2 - , Y1 - 2008/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/25/11/767.abstract N2 - Report by: Anna O’MalleySearch checked by: Helene Svinos, Medical StudentInstitution: University of Manchester, Manchester, UKA short-cut review was carried out to establish whether a normal C-reactive protein (CRP) is sufficiently sensitive to rule out septic arthritis. A total of 251 papers was found using the reported search, of which three represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that although CRP shows … ER -