Fecal lactoferrin, fecal leukocytes and occult blood in the diagnostic approach to childhood invasive diarrhea

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 644-647

  Huicho, Luis ^a,b   Garaycochea, Virginia ^a   Uchima, Norma ^a   Zerpa, Rito ^a,b   Guerrant, Richard L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD DEL NIÑO   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

CHILD; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; LEUKOCYTES; OCCULT BLOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030837636     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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