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C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
CRP is a protein that rises in response to inflammation. Clinicians can follow its change over time alongside symptoms and other findings.
Price for this test on its ownAED 160Test price AED 60
Clinical authorDr Nirupama SabhapathySpecialist Clinical Pathology
- Sample
- Serum
- Laboratory turnaround
- 24 hours
- Collection
- Dubai
- Laboratory
- Intel Lab
Understanding the test
What does the C-Reactive Protein (CRP) test measure?
Also called Inflammation Marker (CRP)
CRP can help investigate or monitor an inflammatory illness. It is often most helpful when a clinician can compare its change with the patient's symptoms.
When it may be requested
Looking for inflammation
CRP can rise when the immune system responds to infection, tissue injury or inflammatory disease.
Following change
Repeat values may show how an inflammatory response is evolving.
Before your sample
Prepare for collection
SpecimenSerum
Your checklist
No fast is required. Keep the dates of symptoms, surgery or injury and list any steroid, anti-inflammatory or immune-modulating medicines.
A clinician takes a small sample of blood from a vein. The laboratory uses serum, the liquid separated from the blood after it clots.
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Understanding your result
24 hoursLaboratory turnaround
Result guideC-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Reading your result
A raised result supplies no single cause or location. A fall or rise over time can be informative when the clinical condition is already known.
What can affect it
- CRP cannot identify the cause or site of inflammation.
From sample to follow-up
Your testing journey
Laboratory testC-Reactive Protein (CRP)
- Specimen
- Serum
- Turnaround
- 24 hours
Open your laboratory report
Look for C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in your report. Use the sample type and collection time when comparing it with an earlier report.
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Discuss the next step
Keep a timeline of symptoms, treatment and previous CRP results. Compare the change in the person with the change in the marker.
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Before you book
Can CRP identify whether an infection is bacterial?
CRP alone cannot reliably identify an organism or distinguish every bacterial illness from a viral one. The examination and other tests guide those decisions.
What is the difference between CRP and hs-CRP?
They measure the same protein at different sensitivities. Standard CRP is designed to detect and track active inflammation, such as an infection or an autoimmune flare. High-sensitivity CRP reads much lower levels and is the version used for cardiovascular risk assessment; the standard assay is too coarse for that purpose, so it should not be used to judge heart risk.
Why is my CRP slightly raised when I feel well?
A mild rise without symptoms is common. Obesity, smoking and late pregnancy lift the background level a little, and surgery, an injury, dental work or a vaccination in the past week or two can also shift it. Your doctor may repeat the test to see whether the value settles or keeps moving.
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Sources & further reading
Written by Dr Nirupama Sabhapathy, Specialist Clinical Pathology. Medically reviewed by Dr Joyce Jose, Specialist Clinical Pathology, on .
Catalogue information and AED price checked on 2 November 2026. Clinical suitability, preparation, collection arrangements and turnaround are confirmed for your selected test.