CRP and bacterial infectious disease: Although a multitude of markers like CRP, TLC, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding protein have been proposed in the field of sepsis, but the most validated remains procalcitonin.5 Various studies conducted over last decade revealed its importance as predictive marker for bacterial infections.6 In addition, its methodology is less time consuming and labor intensive and provides prompt results for early start of treatment.