The Utility of Faecal Biomarkers in the Discrimination Between Acute Gastroenteritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Background: Acute infectious gastroenteritis (GE) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have similar clinical characteristics at onset, and discrimination between these two diagnoses can initially be challenging. Aim: To explore faecal biomarkers reflecting neutrophil, eosinophil, and epithelial activity to distingu...