Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis(SBP)is a common complication of liver failure.It is an acute bacterial infection of the ascitic fluid in patients with liver cirrhosis.SBP presents a significant challenge for hepatol...
Inflammation is a multifaceted cellular and molecular response triggered by injury,infection,or various pathological conditions.Serving as a protective defense mechanism,the inflammatory response involves clinical sig...
Supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico.
BACKGROUND Acute decompensation(AD)of cirrhosis is related to systemic inflammation and elevated circulating cytokines.In this context,biomarkers of inflammation,such as calprotectin,may be of prognostic value.AIM To ...
Supported by the Ministry of Health–Incentive Program for the Integration of Care and Valuation of Patients’ Pathways in the National Health Service of Portugal
BACKGROUND Colorectal anastomotic leakage(CAL)is one of the most dreaded complications after colorectal surgery,with an incidence that can be as high as 27%.This event is associated with increased morbidity and mortal...
Blood myeloid cells are known to be dysregulated in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),caused by SARS-CoV-2.It is unknown whether the innate myeloid response differs with disease severity and whether markers of innate...
Background:The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)-like symptoms is high in untreated patients with microscopic colitis(MC),but there is uncertainty of the prevalence of IBS-like symptoms in treated patients.W...
This study was carried out to compare individuals diagnosed with atherosclerosis and periodontal periodontitis based on the degree of change in the human beta-defensins(HBD)HBD-2,HBD-3,and calprotectin.Atherosclerosis...
BACKGROUND Recently,stool multiplex polymerase chain reaction(PCR)tests have been developed for identifying diarrhea-causing bacterial pathogens.Furthermore,fecal calprotectin is a well-known effective marker for inte...
BACKGROUND The individual performances and the complementarity of Crohn's disease(CD)activity index(CDAI), C-reactive protein(CRP) and faecal calprotectin(Fcal) to monitor patients with CD remain poorly inves-tigated ...
an unrestricted grant from the Lutsky Foundation;Abbvie pharmaceuticals provided initial funding to purchase the Buhlmann ELISA kits
BACKGROUND Asymptomatic children with Crohn's disease(CD) require ongoing monitoring to ensure early recognition of a disease exacerbation.AIM In a cohort of pediatric CD patients, we aimed to assess the utility of se...