Fecal calprotectin: Cutoff values for identifying intestinal distress in preterm infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-510

  Campeotto, Florence ^a   Baldassarre, Mariella ^b   Butel, Marie José ^d   Viallon, Vivian ^e   Nganzali, Flore ^c   Soulaines, Pascale ^a   Kalach, Nicolas ^a   Lapillonne, Alexandre ^a   Laforgia, Nicola ^b   Moriette, Guy ^c   Dupont, Christophe ^a   Kapel, Nathalie ^f  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Université Paris Descartes ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Calprotectin; Feces; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALGRANULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROPATHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISTRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67650901991     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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