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Non-Invasive Markers for Early Diagnosis and Determination of the Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

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224

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25

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2010

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Geertje Thuijls, Joep P. M. Derikx, Kim van Wijck, Luc J. I. Zimmermann, Pieter Degraeuwe, David C. van der Zee, H. A. A. Brouwers, Bas H. Verhoeven, L.W. Ernest van Heurn, Boris W. Kramer,
Annals of Surgery

Abstract

Urinary I-FABP levels are not suitable as screening tool for NEC before clinical suspicion. However, urinary I-FABP and claudin-3 and fecal calprotectin are promising diagnostic markers for NEC. Furthermore, urinary I-FABP might also be used to predict disease severity.

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