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Faecal calprotectin in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome: A pilot case-control study
David Gonzalez Jimenez,
David Gonzalez Jimenez
Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Aviles, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Marta Velasco Rodríguez-Belvís,
Marta Velasco Rodríguez-Belvís
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Gloria Domínguez Ortega,
Gloria Domínguez Ortega
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Oscar Segarra Cantón,
Oscar Segarra Cantón
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Division, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Juan J. Diaz Martin,
Corresponding Author
Juan J. Diaz Martin
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Juan J Díaz-Martin, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Email: [email protected]
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David Gonzalez Jimenez,
David Gonzalez Jimenez
Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Agustín, Aviles, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Marta Velasco Rodríguez-Belvís,
Marta Velasco Rodríguez-Belvís
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Gloria Domínguez Ortega,
Gloria Domínguez Ortega
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Oscar Segarra Cantón,
Oscar Segarra Cantón
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Division, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this author Juan J. Diaz Martin,
Corresponding Author
Juan J. Diaz Martin
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Juan J Díaz-Martin, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Email: [email protected]
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First published: 23 March 2021
No abstract is available for this article.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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