What is it about?
1) serum calprotectin may efficiently predict the prognosis of COVID-19 patients 2) fecal calprotectin may appear high in COVID-19 patients due to the double hit mechanism to the intestine (inflammatory and ischemic) 3) COVId-19 patients may develop gastro-intestinal complications and fecal calprotectin can be used to monitor intestinal disease activity.
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Why is it important?
It highlights the importance of calprotectin measurement in COVID-19
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This page is a summary of: Calprotectin and SARS-CoV-2: A Brief-Report of the Current Literature, Healthcare, July 2021, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9080956.
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