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Usefulness of fecal immunochemical test and fecal calprotectin for detection of active ulcerative colitis

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Ulcerative colitis undergoes periods of exacerbation and remission. Fecal calprotectin levels increase with gut inflammation and correlate with endoscopic disease activity in ulcerative colitis. Intestinal blood loss and fecal immunochemical test levels also correlate with endoscopi...

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Autores principales: Kim, Dong Ju, Jeoun, Yoon Mi, Lee, Dong-won, Koo, Ja Seol, Lee, Sang Woo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30301335
http://dx.doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.00020