Results should be utilized in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory data to assist the clinician in patient management decisions.
False negative results could occur in patients who have granulocytopenia due to bone marrow depression.
Results may not be clinically applicable to children less than two years of age who have mildly increased fecal Calprotectin levels.
There is a potential for elevated Calprotectin test results when measuring bloody stool samples.
Other intestinal diseases, including many gastrointestinal infections and colorectal cancer, can result in elevated levels of Calprotectin.