Jimmy Nyomin, Ria Yoanita
OBJECTIVE To show how feasible qualitative C-Reactive Protein (CRP) test in premature infants at limited resources settings METHOD Descriptive retrospective study was conducted using medical records data of premature infants during period 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017. Data collected included birth weight, gestation age, method of deliveries, CRP result and any risk factor and complication during birth. RESULT A total of 144 premature infants were enrolled in 2017, with the median birth weight 1900 (range 550-2450) grams (gr). Qualitative CRP were done in 78 infants and further divided into positive and negative category based on their qualitative CRP test result. There were 9 infants (11,6%) in positive category with minimum birth weight 600gr. There were 69 infants (88,4%) in negative category with minimum birth weight 550gr. We also found minimum gestation age in the negative and positive category were 21 weeks and 20 weeks respectively. In positive category, 2 infants (22,8%) were delivered in Caesar Section, while 7 infants (77,8%) were delivered in normal delivery, While in negative category 43 infants (62,3%) were delivered in normal delivery, while 25 infants (36,2%) were delivered in Caesar Section. 20 infants (29%) at negative category and 1 infant (11.1%) in positive category was delivered with premature ruptures of membranes, and pre-eclampsia complication was spotted in 11 infants (15,9%) in negative category, and 4 infants in positive category (44,4%). Neonatal sepsis was observed in 21 infants (14,6%) and were diagnosed by clinical condition, maternal history, amniotic fluid and blood routine. Followed by their CRP result were 13 infants in negative category and 4 infants in positive category. CONCLUSION Qualitative CRP test shows that there was more negative result than positive result in premature infants even with various complication