Usefulness of fecal lactoferrin in predicting and monitoring the clinical severity of infectious diarrhea

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2011; 17(37): 4218-4224
Published online Oct 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4218

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Gender
Female	52
Male	65
Age (mean), yr	3.23 (3 mo-10 yr)
Pathogen identified
Rotavirus	41
Norovirus	28
Salmonella	31
Campylobacter	17
Disease severity (Vesikari scoring scale)
Mild	42
Moderate	50
Severe	25
Duration of diarrhea (median), h	73.8 (14-169)
Vomiting, (d)	2.1 (0-5)
Fever, (d)	2.9 (0-7)
WBC counts (10⁶/L)	12 658 ± 2364
CRP (mg/L)	34.7 ± 22.1
Hemoglobin (g/dL, n = 117)	11.6 (8.2-15.3)
Platelets (10⁹/L, n = 117)	232 (134-585)

Range in brackets. WBC: White blood cells; CRP: C-reactive protein.

Citation: Chen CC, Chang CJ, Lin TY, Lai MW, Chao HC, Kong MS. Usefulness of fecal lactoferrin in predicting and monitoring the clinical severity of infectious diarrhea. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(37): 4218-4224
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i37/4218.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4218