Normal fecal calprotectin levels in healthy children are higher than in adults and decrease with age.

Marta Velasco Rodríguez-BelvísJavier Francisco Viada BrisCarmen Plata FernándezAlberto García-SalidoJulia Asensio AntónGloria Domínguez OrtegaRosa Ana Muñoz Codoceo

Published in: Paediatrics & child health (2019)

Normal FC values in healthy children (particularly in infants) are higher than those considered to be altered in adults and show a negative correlation with age. It is necessary to reconsider the upper limits of FC levels for paediatric patients according to age, with further studies required to determine other factors that influence FC during infancy.

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