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I recently asked my Paediatric Gastroenterologist colleagues. All 3 of them felt that FOB adds nothing to their clinical investigations and they were happy for us to withdraw the test.

Dr Chris Chaloner FRCPath
Consultant Clinical Biochemist
Clinical Head of Department and Clinical Lead for Paediatrics
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Tel Office 0161-701-2752 or Laboratory 0161-901-2250

From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colley, Michael
Sent: 20 July 2010 15:13
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Subject: Faecal Occult Bloods

We’re about to discontinue doing FOBs (yes we’ve finally got round to it).

Do other labs who’ve stopped offering the test still keep it going for Paediatrics, or how do you manage their requests?

To my mind it doesn’t offer any more in Paeds than it does in adults, but I may be wrong.

Michael

Dr. C . M. Colley

Consultant Chemical Pathologist

Great Western Hospital

Swindon SN3 6BB

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