Open AccessFecal Calprotectin as a Measure of Disease Activity in Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Author(s) -
S. K. Bunn,
W M Bisset,
Margaret Main,
Barbara E. Golden
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200102000-00015
Subject(s) - calprotectin , feces , medicine , gastroenterology , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Calprotectin is an abundant neutrophil protein that is extremely stable in feces. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of fecal calprotectin as a noninvasive measure of disease activity in childhood inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by comparison to a modified Lloyd-Still and Green score and laboratory inflammatory indices.