Fecal Calprotectin as a Screening Marker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Indian Pediatr. 2019 Mar 15;56(3):249-250.

Abstract

We compared fecal calprotectin and endoscopic findings of 53 children with possible inflammatory bowel disease and found an optimal cut-off of 68 µg/g in Receiver operative curve [AUC 0.88 (95% CI 0.79, 0.97)] to discriminate inflammatory bowel disease with other inflammatory gastrointestinal conditions.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Feces / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / metabolism
  • Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex / analysis*
  • ROC Curve

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex