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Use of serum antistreptolysin O titers in the microbial diagnosis of orthopedic infections |
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Published in | International journal of infectious diseases. 2009, vol. 13, no. 4, p. 421-424 | |
Abstract | The utility of serologic tests in the microbial diagnosis of orthopedic infections is unknown. Antistreptolysin O titer determination is inexpensive and accurate in the diagnosis of beta-hemolytic group A, C, and G streptococci. In patients with negative culture results and positive titers, antibiotics might be reduced to the narrowest spectrum, penicillin. | |
Keywords | Adolescent — Adult — Aged — Aged, 80 and over — Antistreptolysin/*blood/diagnostic use — Female — Humans — Infection/blood/*diagnosis — Male — Middle Aged — Orthopedic Procedures/*adverse effects — Polymerase Chain Reaction — Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis — Streptococcal Infections/*diagnosis/epidemiology — Young Adult | |
Identifiers | PMID: 19128997 | |
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Research groups | Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98) Glycopeptide résistance (28) | |
Citation (ISO format) | UCKAY, Ilker et al. Use of serum antistreptolysin O titers in the microbial diagnosis of orthopedic infections. In: International journal of infectious diseases, 2009, vol. 13, n° 4, p. 421-424. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.004 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:20138 |