Category
SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.
Sub Category
INFLAMMATION
Synonyms/Aliases
FECAL CALPROTECTIN; FAECAL CALPROTECTIN; STOOL CALPROTECTIN.
Abbreviations
N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY/ REPORTED IN 5 WORKING DAYS
Method
IMMUNOASSAY
Temp
REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN.
Setup
BATCHED
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED
Sample type
STOOL (FIRST MORNING STOOL SAMPLE PREFERRED)
Container/ preservative
LEAK PROOF CONTAINER.
Sample volume
100 GMS OF STOOL IN LEAK PROOF CONTAINER.
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE..
Other Instructions
-N/A
Reference intervals
INTERPRETIVE DATA IS PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
A SENSITIVE MARKER OF GASTROINTESTINAL INFLAMMATION AND IS AN IMPORTANT TEST FOR DIFFERENTIATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) E.G. ULCERATIVE COLITIS, CROHN'S DISEASE FROM FUNCTIONAL GUT DISORDERS SUCH AS IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS). IT MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR ENDOSCOPY IN PATIENTS SUSPECTED TO HAVE IBD.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
LEVELS MAY ALSO BE INCREASED BY OTHER CAUSES E.G. GASTROINTESTINAL MALIGNANCIES, POLYPS, INFECTIOUS GASTROENTERITIS, USE OF NSAIDs ETC.