Assessment of fecal calprotectin and fecal occult blood as point-of-care markers for soil-transmitted helminth attributable intestinal morbidity in a case-control substudy conducted in Côte d'Ivoire, Lao PDR and Pemba Island, Tanzania

• Published in: EClinicalMedicine Vol. 32; p. 100724
• Main Authors: Patel, Chandni, Keller, Ladina, Welsche, Sophie, Hattendorf, Jan, Sayasone, Somphou, Ali, Said M., Ame, Shaali M., Coulibaly, Jean Tenena, Hürlimann, Eveline, Keiser, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Fecal calprotectin; Fecal occult blood; Helminthiasis; Intestinal morbidity; Research Paper; Soil-transmitted helminths; Fecal calprotectin; Intestinal morbidity; Fecal occult blood; Soil-transmitted helminths; Helminthiasis

Infections with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) may result in chronic inflammatory disorders affecting the human host. The objective of this study was to evaluate Fecal Calprotectin (FC) and Fecal Occult Blood (FOB) in individuals infected and non-infected with STHs to identify potential intestina...