Fecal calprotectin in coeliac disease
We would like to share with the readers the results of our experience in 50 celiac disease (CD) patients, enrolled between September 2012 and April 2013, who were referred to our third-level CD Unit. The fecal calprotectin (FC) concentration of 50 adults with newly diagnosed CD was compared to that of a control group of 50 healthy subjects.
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Fecal calprotectin at various study points. [PDF]
Median fecal calprotectin at various study time points are shown. There is a significant difference between calprotectin in LR-treated vs. placebo groups after treatment.
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FECAL CALPROTECTIN AND MICROBIOTA OF THE GUT
Analysis of the literature and our research showed that an imbalance of the intestinal microbiota is associated with many diseases. We present some of the mechanisms of disease. Using non-invasive, simple, affordable method of deter-mination of fecal calprotectin reveals the presence and progression of chronic non-specific inflammatory bowel disease ...
Vyacheslav Pak +9 more
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Fecal calprotectin - the usefulness in special clinical situations and issues on the sampling procedure [PDF]
Fecal Calprotectin The usefulness in special clinical situations and issues on the sampling procedure Anders Lasson Department of Internal Medicine Institute of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Ulcerative ...
Lasson, Anders
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The association of fecal calprotectin and respiratory exacerbation in cystic fibrosis patients
Background CF patients experience several episodes of pulmonary exacerbations and reduction in their lung function progressively. Lung function is not the only diagnostic index by physicians to decide if CF patients require antibiotic therapy following ...
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Mean fecal calprotectin values. [PDF]
Mean fecal calprotectin values in the groups with appendicitis, infectious enteritis and healthy controls.
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Fecal Calprotectin Levels in Patients with Colonic Polyposis [PDF]
The usefulness of stool calprotectin determination in diagnosis of inflammatory disease of the colon has been reported; information about its usefulness for patients with polyposis are scarce, however.To evaluate the significance of stool calprotectin concentrations for patients affected by colonic polyposis.Sixty-three consecutive patients (35 males ...
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Correlation of the Rachmilewitz endoscopic activity index with fecal calprotectin, clinical activity, C-reactive protein, and blood leukocytes [PDF]
BACKGROUND:: The accuracy of noninvasive markers for the detection of endoscopically active ulcerative colitis (UC) according the Rachmilewitz Score is so far unknown.
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Fecal Calprotectin as a Marker of Severity of COVID-19 Disease: A Hospital-based Study [PDF]
Background: Although fecal calprotectin has prognostic value in assessing inflammatory bowel disease, the relationship of fecal calprotectin level with the severity of COVID-19 disease has not been determined yet.
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Serum ficolin-2 correlates worse than fecal calprotectin and CRP with endoscopic Crohn's disease activity. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Ficolin-2 is an acute phase reactant produced by the liver and targeted to recognize N-acetyl-glucosamine which is present in bacterial and fungal cell walls. We recently showed that ficolin-2 serum levels were significantly higher
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