Fecal Calprotectin: Validation as a Noninvasive Measure of Bowel Inflammation in Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Bunn, S; M Bisset, W; Main, Margaret; Gray, Elizabeth; Olson, Shona; E. Golden, Barbara

doi:10.1097/00005176-200107000-00003

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Fecal Calprotectin: Validation as a Noninvasive Measure of Bowel Inflammation in Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Published in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition • Jul 1, 2001

Authors:

S Bunn

W M Bisset

Margaret Main

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Calprotectin is an abundant neutrophil protein, which is extremely stable in feces. This study aimed to validate fecal calprotectin as a marker of bowel inflammation against invasive measures in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including colitis and small bowel Crohn disea...

Subject

Calprotectin

Medicine

Colonoscopy

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