THE SERUM ANTISTREPTOLYSIN TITER IN ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

The Serum Antistreptolysin Titer in Acute Glomerulonephritis.

This work on the level of an'tistreptolysin titer in the serum of patients with acute glomerulonephritis is part of a study being conducted by the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics on the role of infection in acute and chronic glomerulonephritis. The literature and texts list the most heterogeneous types of infection (influenza, diphtheria, measles, the common cold, sore throat, exposure, ...

[Antistreptolysin O titer profile in acute rheumatic fever diagnosis]

OBJECTIVE: To determine ASO titer profile by establishing ARF differential diagnoses of other diseases with high levels of ASO antibodies. METHODS: We investigated 78 patients with ARF at onset and follow-up, 22 with isolated chorea at onset, 45 with recurrent oropharyngeal tonsillitis, and 23 with recent flare of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. We tested ASO with automated particle-enhanced imm...

The Antistreptolysin Titer in Rheumatic Fever, Arthritis and Other Diseases.

Since 1933 a number of serologic tests have been made in the study of patients with rheumatic fever, arthritis, and several other diseases, who have come under the authors' care. These tests include gonococcus complement fixation, hemolytic streptococcus agglutinin and precipitin tests, and antifibrinolysin and antistreptolysin titrations. A preliminary report of the results of these was made i...

Antistreptolysin O titer in health and disease: levels and significance

Over diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) based on a raised antistreptolysin O titer (ASOT) is not uncommon in endemic areas. In this study, 660 children (aged 9.2 ±1.7 years) were recruited consecutively and classified as: G1 (control group, n=200 healthy children), G2 (n=20 with ARF 1(st) attack), G3 (n=40 with recurrent ARF), G4 (n=100 with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) on long acting pe...

Serum C3 levels in acute glomerulonephritis and postnephritic children.