Can Giardia Infection Impair the Diagnostic Level of Fecal Calprotectin in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease? A Case Report

Can Giardia Infection Impair the Diagnostic Level of Fecal Calprotectin in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease? A Case Report

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is attributed to complex conditions of gastrointestinal tract that is frequently reported all over the world. Fecal calprotectin evaluation is described as a primary tool to screen IBD patients. There are reports showing the confounding role of some microbial agents...

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Main Authors: Sara MOHAMMAD ALI GOL, Hamed MIRJALALI, Hamid ASADZADEH AGHDAEI, Mohammad Reza ZALI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel dis-eases
Giardia intestinalis
Fecal calprotectin test
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1539

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