Assessment of Anti-Streptolysin O Titre in Healthy School Age Children in El Behira Governorate

Background: Group-A streptococcal serology is used for post-streptococcal disease diagnoses, such as acute rheumatic fever, and occasionally for diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. The prevalence of rheumatic fever in school children aged 6 to 15 years ranges between 0.2 to 0.75 per 1000 childre...

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Main Authors: Mona Kordy, mohamed zannoun, Magdy El Ghanam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Egyptian knowledge bank 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Arts
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Online Access:https://ijma.journals.ekb.eg/article_91606_7ae14891c03e683689bf5815812e6b0f.pdf