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Can it be determined on the basis of laboratory analysis if something is a viral or bacterial infection?

In order to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections and set the correct diagnosis, blood and urine analyses are done.

The main indicators of infection in blood analysis are: number of leukocytes and CRP.

If your child has an infection, you should contact your pediatrician. Doctors are the only ones qualified to interpret the results of the analysis.

The indicators interpreted by pediatricians as part of the child’s examination and diagnosis are the following:

For children up to the age of 3, if leukocytes are below ≤ 15,000 and CRP below ≤ 40, it is a viral infection. For children over the age of 3, if leukocytes are below ≤ 13,000 and CRP below ≤ 40, it is a viral infection. The pediatrician never forgets to monitor the physical state of a child! Do not try to interpret the results by yourself!

Nose swab

Very often during the examination, a nose swab is taken. A large number of bacteria lives in the nose, so nose swap should not be given because it has no practical value!