Rapid fecal calprotectin (FC) analysis: Point of care testing for diagnosing early necrotizing enterocolitis

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 337-342

  Bin Nun, Alona ^a   Booms, Christina ^b   Sabag, Naama ^a   Mevorach, Refael ^a   Algur, Nurit ^a   Hammerman, Cathy ^a,c  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

calprotectin; fecal calprotectin; necrotizing enterocolitis; premature neonates; rapid assay

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALGRANULIN;

CHEMISTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMAN; NEWBORN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREMATURITY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIOMARKERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LEUKOCYTE L1 ANTIGEN COMPLEX; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING;

EID: 84939887024     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384640     Document Type: Article

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