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 endoscopic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Intestinal Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2018-00020.pdf |