Clinical use and interpretation of group A streptococcal antibody tests: A practical approach for the pediatrician or primary care physician

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 420-426

  Shet, Anita ^a   Kaplan, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti DNase B; Anti streptolysin O; Group A streptococci; Streptococcal antibody tests

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; HYALURONIDASE; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; STREPTOKINASE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE B; STREPTOLYSIN; STREPTOLYSIN O;

ANTIBODY TITER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NEPHELOMETRY; NORMAL VALUE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TURBIDIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036092889     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200205000-00014     Document Type: Review

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