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BÜHLMANN fCAL® turbo Faecal Calprotectin Assay Proves Consistent between Multiple Analysers

fCAL turbo, ReportsBy Webmaster March 3, 2017

There has been much interest in the BÜHLMANN fCAL turbo faecal calprotectin assay since its UK launch in early 2016. With the increasing demand for faecal calprotectin tests there is a growing need for such a flexible, random access, high throughput assay that can be performed on clinical chemistry platforms. Clinicians need to be able to…

Meeting the Demands for Increasing Faecal Calprotectin Tests

Healthcare Professionals, NewsBy Webmaster March 3, 2017

Labs are receiving increasing faecal calprotectin tests requests since NICE published Diagnostic Guideline 11: ‘Faecal calprotectin diagnostic tests for inflammatory diseases of the bowel’. This recommends faecal calprotectin as a first-line test for patients presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms indicative of IBS or IBD. Pam Bowe, team manager in the Department of Biochemistry at the Cumberland Infirmary, describes the evolution of her laboratory procedures to cope…