Proton pump inhibitors reduce the accuracy of faecal immunochemical test for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia in symptomatic patients.

Proton pump inhibitors reduce the accuracy of faecal immunochemical test for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia in symptomatic patients.

BACKGROUND:The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is used in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and for the detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia (AN) in symptomatic patients, but its accuracy could be improved. Our objective was to assess the impact of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on the accuracy...

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Main Authors: Lorena Rodriguez-Alonso, Francisco Rodriguez-Moranta, Claudia Arajol, Pau Gilabert, Katja Serra, Albert Martin, Gemma Ibáñez-Sanz, Victor Moreno, Jordi Guardiola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6118361?pdf=render

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