Normal CRP (<0.5 mg/dL) were observed in 46/205 (22.12%) children; 4/21 (22.12%) with spondylodiscitis, 3/12 (25.00%) with neonatal osteomyelitis and 39/172 (22.29%) with osteomyelitis of another type. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and osteomyelitis.