Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012;8(6):579-585. The evidence on the capacity of FC in predicting the relapse risk of IBD is still controversial. While it seems that in patients with sustained ...
Patients with suspected bowel disease could soon refer themselves for a scan, saving them from months of waiting with ...
Guaiac-based faecal occult blood test; IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease; NSAID, Non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; AJCC, American joint committee on cancer; OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence ...
Concern with a missed diagnosis of IBD leads many clinicians to request endoscopic evaluation. The strategy of testing for fecal calprotectin, a calcium and zinc binding protein complex found in ...
It is released into faeces when inflammation of the gut is present. Measurement of faecal calprotectin has been used to help differentiate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from irritable bowel ...
Faeces were collected daily: the presence of RV was evaluated by immunoassay and the value of Calprotectin by ELISA test. Results: 60 infants (381 faecal samples) were evaluated: 17 infants (28% ...