What is it about?

We demonstrated that using a a rapid point-of-care test more coeliac disease patients can be diagnosed in primary care.

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Why is it important?

This rapid point-of-care test has the same diagnostic accuracy or even more than the standard serology for coeliac disease diagnosis. In addition a good cost-efectiveness is demonstrated.

Perspectives

Coeliac disease is underdiagnosed. Then diagnostic tools that are easy to use are beneficial for the disease detection

MARIA ESTEVE
Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa

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This page is a summary of: Case-finding in primary care for coeliac disease: Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of a rapid point-of-care test, United European Gastroenterology Journal, February 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2050640618761700.
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