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Comparison of Six Different Calprotectin Assays for the Assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Quantum Blue® fCAL Citation Labaere, D, Smismans A, Olmen A, Christiaens P, D’Haens G, Moons V, Cuyle P, Frans J, and Bossuyt P. Comparison of six different calprotectin assays for the assessment of inflammatory bowel disease, United European Gastroenterology J. 2014 Feb; 2(1): 30–37.  doi:  10.1177/2050640613518201 "The EliA [Phadia] cut off for diagnosis was optimal at a level of 15 mg/g. This is as low as
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Fecal Calprotectin: Towards a Standardized Use for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management in Routine Practice

Value of Fecal Calprotectin in the Diagnosis of IBD: Edouard, Louis. Fecal calprotectin: towards a standardized use for inflammatory bowel disease management in routine practice. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 2015, 1–3 doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jju012. “…fecal calprotectin as a unique first line test would be sufficient to decide in which patient to perform further endoscopic or medical imaging
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A New Rapid Quantitative Test for Fecal Calprotectin Predicts Endoscopic Activity in Ulcerative Colitis

Quantum Blue®  fCAL Citation Lobatón T, Rodríguez-Moranta F, Lopez A, Sánchez E, Rodríguez-Alonso L, Guardiola J. A new rapid quantitative test for fecal calprotectin predicts endoscopic activity in ulcerative colitis.   Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Apr;19(5):1034-42. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0b013e3182802b6e. PMID: 23470502 “FC determined by QPOCT was an accurate surrogate marker of “endoscopic remission” in UC presented a
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Other BÜHLMANN Fecal Calprotectin Assays Citations

Wright, E.K. et al., Cost-effectiveness of Crohn’s disease post-operative care, World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Apr 14;22(14):3860-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i14.3860. Shentova, R. et al., 2016, Diagnostic Value of Fecal Calprotectin Point of Care Testing in the Pediatric Practice, Merit Res. J. Med. Med. Sci. Available online http://www.meritresearchjournals.org/mms/index.htm Gauss, A. et al., Quality of Life Is Related to

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