Predictive value of fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin levels for negative outcomes in Clostridioides difficile infection.

Mario Ágreda Fernández Julia Origüen Isabel Rodríguez-Goncer Rafael San-Juan Francisco López-Medrano Patricia Parra Tamara Ruiz-Merlo Natalia Redondo María de Los Ángeles Orellana-Miguel Jose María Aguado Mario Fernández-Ruiz

Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology (2023)

By modifying the thresholds for assay positivity, the measurement of FC and FL at diagnosis is useful to predict recurrence and severity in CDI. Adding these biomarkers to current clinical scores may help to individualize CDI management.

Keyphrases

clostridium difficile
high throughput
free survival
disease activity
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systemic lupus erythematosus
adipose tissue