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Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Application of Faecal Calprotectin in Adult Patients Presenting with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Primary Care

August 1, 2016
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.

August 1, 2016
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

August 1, 2016
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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Comparison of the Liaison® Calprotectin Kit with a Well-Established Point of Care Test (Quantum Blue — Bühlmann-Alere®) in Terms of Analytical Performances and Ability to Detect Relapses Amongst a Crohn Population in Follow-up

August 1, 2016
Quantum Blue® Calprotectin Citation: Delefortrie, Q. Schatt P, Grimmelprez A, Gohy P, Deltour D, Collard G, Vankerkhoven P. Comparison of the Liaison® Calprotectin kit with a well-established point of care test (Quantum Blue — Bühlmann-Alere®) in terms of analytical performances and ability to detect relapses amongst a Crohn population in follow-up, Clinical Biochemistry. 2016 Feb;49(3):268-73. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.10.010
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