The diagnostic accuracy of plasma and serum calprotectin is inferior to C-reactive protein in patients with suspected Crohn’s disease
Although levels of PC and SC are elevated in patients with CD, diagnostic accuracies are inferior to CRP. SC and PC are not reliable as stand-alone blood-based biomarkers for diagnosing CD and selecting patients for endoscopy.
Authors
- Torben Knudsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-0115)
- Michael Dam Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8432-1764)
- John Brodersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-3376)
- Jonna Skov Madsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6668-4714)
- Michael Højby Rasmussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-0366)
- Jens Kjeldsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8148-6572)
- Claus Lohman Brasen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8654-2449)
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Hospital South West Jutland (DK)
- Lillebaelt Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2025.2459236
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63