P181 Home smart-phone based measurement of fecal calprotectin by IBD patients: correlation with laboratory assay and applicability as patient-friendly monitoring tool.
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Prospectively-followed adalimumab-treated IBD patients performed a fecal calprotectin home-test (Buhlmann IBDoc), consisting of fecal collection, extraction and measurement by a smartphone app using the phone`s camera. Each patient performed the test under guidance by qualified personnel. The Quantum-Blue laboratory assay was performed simultaneously using the same stool sample for each patient.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Crohn's & colitis
دوره 11 suppl_1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017