CRP and Thrombocytopenia: 13/18 neonates had persistent CoNS bacteremia (in three of them an intravascular thrombus was found), 3/18 had an intravascular thrombus with a non-persistent CoNS bacteremia, 2/18 received rifampin because of increasing CRP levels during vancomycin therapy in combination with severe thrombocytopenia and a serious suspicion of an intravascular thrombus.