Evaluation & revaluation of upper limits of normal values of anti-streptolysin O & anti-deoxyribonuclease B in Mumbai

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 26-28

  Karmarkar, M G ^a   Venugopal, Vineetha ^a   Joshi, Leela ^a   Kamboj, Riecha ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

ADNase B; ASO; GAS; ULN

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE B ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 3442898224     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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