Calprotectin Citations

Value Fecal Calprotectin in the Evaluation of Patients with Abdominal Discomfort: An Observational Study

BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA Citation Manz, M,  Burri E, Rothen C, Tchanguizi N, Niederberger C, Rossi L, Beglinger C, Lehmann FS. Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2012 Jan 10;12:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-12-5. “All together, those results support the concept that fecal calprotectin is a useful marker in
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Monoclonal antibody testing for fecal calprotectin is superior to Polyclonal Testing of Fecal Calprotectin and Lactoferrin to Identify Organic Intestinal Disease in Patients with Adominal Discomfort

BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA Citation Burri E, Manz M., Rothen C, Rossi L,Beglinger C, Lehmann S. Monoclonal antibody testing for fecal calprotectin is superior to polyclonal testing of fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin to identify organic intestinal disease in patients with abdominal discomfort. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2013 Feb; 416: 41-47.  doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.11.008 “…we demonstrated, that the diagnostic accuracy of monoclonal
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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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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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