Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction‐Based Fecal <i>Streptococcus</i> Quantification for Liver Fibrosis Assessment in Chronic Liver Disease
Fecal Streptococcus spp. load measured by dPCR may complement existing noninvasive fibrosis markers in CLD, although host-related factors, such as age and BMI, may limit diagnostic accuracy.
Authors
- Kazuyoshi Gotoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-8492)
- Yasuhito Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2473-6966)
- Hisashi Hidaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-5663)
- Yoshihiko Sakaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4770-3067)
- Nao Nomura
- A Take (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-5674)
- Shuichiro Iwasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-2771)
- Chika Kusano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-4787)
- Takashi Satoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-3125)
- Haruki Uojima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1719-1352)
- Shunji Hayashi
- Kazue Horio
- Iida Junki
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Kitasato University (JP)
- Tokushima Bunri University (JP)
- Kumamoto University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hepatology Research
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.70079
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00