Tag Archives: Gastroenterology

Fecal Calprotectin in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA Citation Walsham and Sherwood.  Fecal calprotectin in inflammatory bowel disease, Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. 2016; 9: 21–29.Published online 2016 Jan 28. doi:  10.2147/CEG.S51902 “The choice of a cutoff will depend on whether sensitivity or specificity is considered to be the most important and needs to be made taking into consideration the clinical features
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Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Application of Faecal Calprotectin in Adult Patients Presenting with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Primary Care

BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA Citation Pavlidis, P ,Pavlidis P, Chedgy FJ, Tibble JA. Diagnostic accuracy and clinical application of faecal calprotectin in adult patients presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms in primary care, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2013 Sep;48(9):1048-54. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2013.816771. “This study provides the first evidence on the use of fCal [BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA] testing in primary care…..to be
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Fecal Calprotectin as Predictor of Relapse in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Under Maintenance Infliximab Therapy.

Quantum Blue® Calprotectin Citation: Ferreiro-Iglesias, R. Barreiro-de Acosta M, Otero Santiago M, Lorenzo Gonzalez A, Alonso de la Peña C, Benitez Estevez AJ, Dominguez-Muñoz JE., Fecal Calprotectin as Predictor of Relapse in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Under Maintenance Infliximab Therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2016 Feb;50(2):147-51. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000312. “We found FC to be a very accurate
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Fecal Level of Calprotectin Identifies Histologic Inflammation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis In Clinical And Endoscopic Remission

BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA Citation Guardiola, J, Schatt P, Grimmelprez A, Gohy P, Deltour D, Collard G, Vankerkhoven P.  Fecal Level of Calprotectin Identifies Histologic Inflammation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis In Clinical And Endoscopic Remission, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.  2014 Nov;12(11):1865-70. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.06.020. “…an FC value less than 155 mg/g is a reliable indicator of the
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