II. Indications
- Evaluation of Dysentery (Inflammatory Diarrhea)
III. Mechanism
- Lactoferrin is a Leukocyte marker that increases in Bacterial Infections
- Stool Lactoferrin replaces fecal Leukocyte count
IV. Efficacy
- More accurate than Fecal Leukocytes in demonstrating inflammation
- Test Sensitivity: >90%
- Test Specificity: >70%