CRP and Sepsis: CRP is an infammatory acute-phase reactant that promotes the healing of the injured tissue.20 CRP is also a good marker of sepsis with sensitivity and specifcity of 77.8% and 66.7% respectively.21 In Ghaliyah AZ et al study,4 out of 19 babies with elevated micro-ESR level, 12 (63.2%) has positive CRP whereas in our study all twenty-fve (100%) babies with elevated micro-ESR had positive CRP showing the signifcance of CRP with the raised micro-ESR level in sepsis diagnosis.