Fecal calprotectin in the differential diagnosis of acute intestinal infections
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Fecal calprotectin: a biomarker for intestinal inflammation
In the clinical setting may be difficult the discrimination of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases from those with functional intestinal disorders due to the overlapping and non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. Several blood markers currently help clinicians in the management of these patients, but the low specificity makes them unreliable for the detecti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal Infectology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2499-9865,2072-6732
DOI: 10.22625/2072-6732-2018-10-2-117-122