Fecal biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of Crohn's disease

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1668-1677

  Wright, Emily K ^a   De Cruz, Peter ^a   Gearry, Richard ^b   Day, Andrew S ^b   Kamm, Michael A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calprotectin; Crohn's disease; Fecal biomarkers; Inflammatory bowel disease; Lactoferrin; Postoperative; S100A12; Stool tests

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALGRANULIN; LACTOFERRIN; S100A12 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE ACTIVITY INDEX; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FECES; METABOLISM; PROGNOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FECES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84922418194     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000087     Document Type: Review

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