Of the 6 infants with C. acnes detected by PCR/ESI-MS, 3 were born to mothers with pyrexia receiving intravenous antibiotics, 4 had PROM ranging from 28-41 hours, 2 required resuscitation at birth, 5 had raised CRP with the maximum CRP levels of these infants were between 6-13 mg/L and 3 had abnormal white blood cell count (Table 3). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is Fever.