The commonest diagnostic tests used in RTI were C-reactive protein (66/105, 62.9%) and blood cell count (in 60/105, 57.1% of RTI), the urine dipstick test was performed in 71/83 (85.5%) of UTI cases, whereas for most skin infections (28/48, 58.3%) no diagnostic tests were done. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is skin infection.