... identification of intensive care unit-acquired infections with daily monitoring of C-reactive protein: a prospective observational studyPedro Póvoa, Luís Coelho, Eduardo Almeida, Antero Fernandes, ... made by an immunoturbidimetric method using a commercially available kit (Tina-quant CRP; Roche Diagnos-tics, Mannheim, Germany). The precision of the assay calcu-lated by the intra-assay and ... themaximum daily CRP, temperature and WCC variations, and for∆CRP. The accuracy of these variables was assessed by cal-culating the area under the curve (AUC). In medical practice, a diagnostic...