Role of fecal calprotectin as a biomarker of intestinal inflammation in ulcerative colitis: a prospective study

Background: The clinical utility of non-invasive markers in the diagnosis and monitoring of ulcerative colitis (UC) has been intensively studied. The aim of our study was to evaluate the value of fecal calprotectin (FC) in differentiating between UC and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and in estimat...

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Main Authors: Onişor Danusia, Boeriu Alina, Pascarenco Ofelia, Brusnic Olga, Dobru Daniela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-07-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2018-0006