Normal ranges of streptococcal antibody titers are similar whether streptococci are endemic to the setting or not

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-175

  Steer, Andrew C ^a   Vidmar, Suzanna ^a   Ritika, Roselyn ^b   Kado, Joseph ^b   Batzloff, Michael ^c   Jenney, Adam W J ^a   Carlin, John B ^a   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Fiji Ministry of Health   (Fiji)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE B ANTIBODY; STREPTOLYSIN O; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOLYSIN TITER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOLYSINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649116687     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00291-08     Document Type: Article

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