Fecal Calprotectin in Combination With Standard Blood Tests in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children

• Główni autorzy: Shaun S. C. Ho (Autor), Michael Ross (Autor), Jacqueline I. Keenan (Autor), Andrew S. Day (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Fecal calprotectin (FC) is a useful non-invasive screening test but elevated levels are not specific to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of FC alone or FC in c...