Anti-streptococcal antibodies in the diagnosis of acute and post-streptococcal disease: Streptokinase versus streptolysin O and deoxyribonuclease B

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 152-156

  Blyth, C C ^a   Robertson, P W ^b  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti streptolysin; Bacterial antibodies; Deoxyribonucleases; Glomerulonephritis; Rheumatic fever; Streptococcal infections; Streptokinase

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; AREA UNDER CURVE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 33645550048     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020600557060     Document Type: Article

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