Faecal calprotectin effectively excludes inflammatory bowel disease in 789 symptomatic young adults with/without alarm symptoms: a prospective UK primary care cohort study.
Gareth J WalkerL MooreNeel M HeerasingP HendyM H PerryT J McDonaldT DebenhamR BethuneC BewsheaC HydeG A HeapA SinghC CalvertNicholas Alexander KennedyJames R GoodhandTariq AhmadPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)
Calprotectin testing of young adults with suspected IBD in primary care accurately distinguishes IBD from functional gut disorder, even in patients with gastrointestinal alarm symptoms and reduces secondary care referrals and diagnostic healthcare costs.