The utility of fecal lactoferrin measurements in predicting disease activity of hospitalized patients with ulcerative colitis

BACKGROUND: Early identification of pediatric patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease, is important to help clinicians design optimal treatment regimens. Existing endoscopic techniques are effective in identifying disease activity. However, th...

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Main Author: Mandehr, Kellen Franklyn
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
Subjects:
IBD
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14313