Revisiting The Value of Anti-streptolysin O Titer in Children with Rheumatic Fever
Background: Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are the significant non-suppurative late sequelae of group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection. Anti-streptolysin O titer (ASOT) is a streptococcal antibody test that is used for the diagnosis of infections and is particularly useful...
Main Authors: | Mohamed S. Eid, Fatma Al Zahraa Mostafa, Hend Hamed Tamim, Mohamed Elberry, Shaimaa Sayed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
2022-01-01
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Series: | Pediatric Sciences Journal |
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Online Access: | https://cupsj.journals.ekb.eg/article_210820_ca89818dd066f964bb32376a93c7de43.pdf |
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