Comparison of diagnostic methods for pancreatic insufficiency in infants with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-181

  Tardelli, Amanda C S ^a   Camargos, Paulo A M ^b   Penna, Francisco J ^a   Sarkis, Pauliane F B ^a   Guimarães, Elizabet V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

body weight; cystic fibrosis; diagnosis; exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; infants

Indexed keywords

FECES LIPID; PANCREATIC ELASTASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEATOCRIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FATS; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84873055465     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31826f2b71     Document Type: Article

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