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Among Shigella spp infected patients, CRP concentrations were significantly lower, and prealbumin concentrations significantly higher, on study days 3 and 5 when compared with admission values. Among Shigella spp infected patients, those in whom treatment failed had higher admission CRP concentrations than those in whom treatment was successful (p = 0.142). An admission CRP concentration &gt; or = 110 mg\/l had a 70% sensitivity and a 61% specificity in predicting failure of treatment among patients infected with Shigella spp; the predictive value of a positive and negative test was 14% and 96% respectively. 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