ASO titer

ASO titer

Anti-streptolysin O titer, see there.
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Gross haematuria was found to be associated with AKI in one study, whereas another study concluded high ASO titer, high urine specific gravity, severe haematuria and pyuria in the early phase of illness with APSGN to be possible risk factors for an atypical presentation.
Clinical profile and immediate outcome of acute post-infectious glomerulonephritis in children: a hospital-based study
The contribution of ASO titer to the diagnosis is only important in terms of exclusion of the disease when low levels are found.
Update on diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever: 2015 Jones criteria
Equally, ASO titer reached normal values after treatment.
A rare adult case of sacroiliitis due to poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
ASO titer was raised in 65% psoriatics and 19.6% non-psoriatic controls.
Association between streptococcal throat infection and psoriasis in Bangladesh
When the ASO titer does not rise, the anti-DNAase B titer usually does.
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis: a rare complication in pregnancy
This study has proved anemia (88.89%), elevated ESR (47.2%) positive CRP (86.11%) and ASO titer more than 400 IU/ml (69.44%) are the frequent laboratory abnormalities among the children with Acute Rheumatic fever / Rheumatic heart disease.
Study of risk factors and laboratory profile in under 15 years age group children with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Our patient's neuropsychiatric symptoms have disappeared completely following the antibiotic treatment despite the persistence of high ASO titer. ASO is an antibody response peaking in 2-4 weeks and its blood levels may remain high for about 6-8 weeks.
Early antibiotic treatment in a child with PANDAS: a case report/PANDAS tanili bir cocukta erken antibiyotik tedavisi bir olgu sunumu
A probable case of GAS pneumonia required a positive throat or sputum culture for GAS or an ASO titer of >250 Todd units in the absence of another identified etiologic agent.
Outbreak of group a streptococcal pneumonia among Marine Corps Recruits
There is an ongoing debate among clinicians about the real utility of ASO titer levels.
The utility of a single anti streptolysin o titer in the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever
Recommended work-up to investigate possible triggers includes a CBC with differential, sedimentation rate, CRP, ASO titers or anti-DNase B titers, tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma TB test, and chest x-ray.
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