Fecal calprotectin in inflammatory bowel disease

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Table 1 Some commercially available assays for fecal calprotectin

Manufacturer	Test
Bühlmann	EK-CAL ELISA – quantitative (two versions)
	Quantum Blue – rapid quantitative immunochromatography (two versions)
	FCAL Turbo – quantitative immunoturbidimetric
Calpro	Calpro ELISA – quantitative (two versions)
Eurospital	Calprest ELISA – quantitative
	Calfast – rapid quantitative immunochromatography
Immundiagnostik	ELISA – quantitative
Phadia	Immunocap Elia Calprotectin – quantitative fluorescence enzyme immunoassay
Preventis	Immunochromatographic semiquantitative test
Diasorin	Liaison XL – quantitative chemiluminescent immunoassay
Biotec	Certest – semiquantitative immunochromatography

Abbreviation: ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Figure 1 Suggested algorithm for the use of fecal calprotectin in the differentiation of IBS and IBD.

Abbreviations: IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; GI, gastrointestinal; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.