A Patient Self-Made Point-of-Care Fecal Test Improves Diagnostic Accuracy Compared with Fecal Calprotectin Alone in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

A Patient Self-Made Point-of-Care Fecal Test Improves Diagnostic Accuracy Compared with Fecal Calprotectin Alone in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Background: Monitoring inflammatory bowel disease patients may be challenging. Fecal calprotectin is one of the most performed tests. Other fecal biomarkers are less used in clinical practice. Rapid fecal tests that could be performed by patients may be a useful strategy to closely monitor disease a...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo Hijos-Mallada, Raul Velamazán, Raúl Marti, Eduardo Chueca, Samantha Arechavaleta, Alberto Lué, Fernando Gomollón, Angel Lanas, Carlos Sostres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
fecal immunochemical test
fecal calprotectin
fecal lactoferrin
fecal transferrin
rapid fecal tests
ulcerative colitis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/12/2323

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