Fecal lactoferrin in discriminating inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome: a diagnostic meta-analysis.
BMC Gastroenterol
; 14: 121, 2014 Jul 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To perform a meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic ability of fecal lactoferrin (FL) to distinguish inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).METHODS:
The Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane library and CNKI databases were systematically searched for studies that used FL concentrations to distinguish between IBD and IBS. The sensitivity, specificity, and other diagnostic indexes of FL were pooled using a random-effects model.RESULTS:
Seven studies, involving 1012 patients, were eligible for inclusion. In distinguishing IBD from IBS, FL had a pooled sensitivity of 0.78 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.75, 0.82), a specificity of 0.94 (95% CI 0.91, 0.96), a positive likelihood ratio of 12.31 (95% CI 5.93, 29.15), and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.23 (95% CI 0.18, 0.29). The area under the summary receiver-operating characteristic curve was 0.94 (95% CI 0.90, 0.98) and the diagnostic odds ratio was 52.65 (95% CI 25.69, 107.91).CONCLUSIONS:
FL, as a noninvasive and simple marker, is useful in differentiating between IBD and IBS.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais
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Síndrome do Intestino Irritável
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Fezes
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Lactoferrina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article