CRP and malaria: However, if elevated CRP and/or complete blood count (CBC) and differential results had been prioritized (contrary to a strict interpretation of the algorithm that disregarded CRP and CBC results in cases where the mRDT was positive), just 2.9% (9/313) of malaria-positive patients and 11.5% (40/348) of malaria-negative patients incorrectly received an antibiotic prescription (Table 6).