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. 2018 Jun 20;6(8):1117–1125. doi: 10.1177/2050640618784046

Table 1.

Faecal calprotectin assay characteristics.

Manufacturer Antibody
Measuring principle Proposed cut-off (µg/g) Measuring range (µg/g) Number of tests per kit
Capture Detection
CALPRO Calprolab ELISA monoclonal NR ELISA 50 25–2500 96
Eurospital Calprest ELISA polyclonal polyclonal ELISA <70: N >100:P 15,6–500 62,5–2000 (dil) 96
Eurospital Calfast monoclonal and polyclonal Quantitative immunochromatography (automated reading) <70: N >100:P 50–300 20
Immundiagnostik PhiCal ELISA monoclonal NR ELISA 50 5,3–840 96
Ridascreen ELISA Monoclonal Monoclonal ELISA 50 19,5–800 (1:5 redilution if >800) 96
Biotec CerTest Calprotectin Monoclonal, mouse Monoclonal, mouse Semi-quantitative immunochromatography (visual reading) 50 50–200 NR
EliA Calprotectin 2 Monoclonal, native Monoclonal, mouse FEIA 50 3.8–6000 64
Diasorin Calprotectin Monoclonal, recombinant Monoclonal, recombinant CLIA 50 5.0–8000.a 100
Inova Quanta Flash® Polyclonal, native Monoclonal, native CLIA 50 16.1–3500 100
Bühlmann Quantum Blue monoclonal monoclonal Quantitative immunochromatography (automated reading) 50 30–300 100–1800 25
Bühlmann ELISA monoclonal monoclonaal ELISA 50 10–600 30–1800 192
Bühlmann fCAL Turbo NA Polyclonal avian PETIA 50 20.0–8000a 200
Euroimmun Calprotectin Monoclonal, native Monoclonal, native ELISA 50 6.5–2100 24
Orgentec Calprotectin Polyclonalb Monoclonalb ELISA 50 5.2–1000.0 24
a

after 1:10 (Diasorin) and 1:4 (Bühlmann) dilution, concentrations up to 8000.0 µg/g faecal calprotectin can be obtained

b

Origin not reported

Abbreviations: FEIA: Fluoro Enzyme Immuno Assay; CLIA: Chemiluminescence Immunoassay, PETIA: Particle Enhanced Turbidimetric Immunoassay; ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay; NA: Not Applicable; NR: Not Reported.