Elevated fecal and serum calprotectin in COVID-19 are not consistent with gastrointestinal symptoms

Abstract Intestinal epithelial cell damage caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection was thought to be associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and decreased fecal consistency. The association of the gastrointestinal symptoms with the COVID-19-mediated inflammatory response triggered by the gastrointestinal i...

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Main Authors: Hajar Shokri-Afra, Ahmad Alikhani, Bahman Moradipoodeh, Farshid Noorbakhsh, Hafez Fakheri, Hemen Moradi-Sardareh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01231-4