Faecal calprotectin in primary care: is its current use supported by the evidence?

Br J Gen Pract. 2024 Feb 29;74(740):134-136. doi: 10.3399/bjgp24X736665. Print 2024 Mar.

Authors

Robert W Perry¹, David Mummery², James L Alexander¹, Lucy C Hicks¹, Horace RT Williams¹

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London; Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London.
² Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London.

PMID: 39222433
PMCID: PMC10904130 (available on 2025-03-01)
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp24X736665

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomarkers* / analysis
Evidence-Based Medicine
Feces* / chemistry
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis
Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex* / analysis
Primary Health Care*

Substances

Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex
Biomarkers