Bacterial Infection Blood Test (CRP) (1 Test)

The CRP Screen Self-Test kit is a simple finger-prick blood test that will tell you in 5 minutes whether your C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are normal or raised. High levels of CRP are a non-specific indicator of inflammation and are often found during a bacterial, rather than viral infection, and can help your doctor decide whether you may require antibiotics or not.

Antibiotics have no effect on viral infections and unnecessary prescribing contributes to antibiotic resistance. Doctors also sometimes use a CRP test to check for sepsis.

Even if your CRP test result is normal, symptoms of sepsis are a medical emergency and you should dial 999 or go to A&E immediately. You can check the symptoms of sepsis here.

To use your test, you will need to use the single-use finger pricker supplied to obtain a blood sample and apply to the lateral flow test cassette.

Your result is shown as a series of lines on the test cassette. The instruction leaflet explains how to interpret the series of lines to measure your CRP level.

The CRP Screen self-test has an overall agreement of more than 98% compared with laboratory tests.

Contains 1 test

Results in 5 minutes

Always read the instructions before touching the components.

CE certified for self-test use.

Made in France.