Anti-Streptolysin O Titers in Normal Healthy Children of 5-15 Years

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1068-1071

  Sethi, Sunil ^a   Kaushik, Kirti ^a   Mohandas, Kavya ^a   Sengupta, Caesar ^a   Singh, Surjit ^a   Sharma, Meera ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Antistreptolysin O titers; Children

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0345255148     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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