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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2024

Revising the value of Antistreptolysin O titre in childhood and its interpretation in the diagnostic approach of rheumatic diseases.

Antonino Maria Quintilio Alberio, Ylenia Biagini, Alessandro Di Gangi, Ilaria Pagnini, Gabriele Simonini, Diego Peroni, Rita Consolini

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Article in European journal of pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Streptococcal Serology Reference Intervals in an Australian Pediatric Cohort.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2025
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Antonino Maria Quintilio AlberioPediatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Ylenia BiaginiPediatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandro Di GangiPediatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Ilaria PagniniRheumatology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Gabriele SimoniniRheumatology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Diego PeroniPediatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Rita ConsoliniSection of Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, Pediatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, Pisa, 56126, Italy. rita.consolini@med.unipi.it.
University of Pisa · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The burden of group A streptococcus (GAS) infection and its rheumatic sequelae remains dramatically high, especially in low-income countries. Recently, an increased number of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) cases was documented in many regions of Italy. The diagnosis of rheumatic sequelae relies on clinical signs and on the evaluation of the Antistreptolysin O titre (ASO), whose variations are globally reported. To re-examine the standard reference value of ASO titre, by measuring either its upper limit of normal (ULN) in a population of healthy children (HC) or comparing these values with streptococcal antibodies registered in a cohort of patients affected by the rheumatic sequelae of GAS infection. We performed a multicenter retrospective study. We enrolled 125 HC, aged 2-17 years, and a total of 181 patients affected by ARF, acute streptococcal pharyngitis, post-streptococcal arthritis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura and erythema nodosum, divided into four groups. The levels of ASO and anti-deoxyribonuclease B (anti-DNase B) titres were analyzed and compared among the various groups. Moreover, the 80

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Rheumatic DiseasesRheumatic FeverStreptococcal InfectionsAdolescentAntibodies, BacterialAntistreptolysinChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionHumansRetrospective StudiesStreptococcus pyogenesAntibodies, BacterialAntistreptolysinAcute pharyngitisAcute rheumatic feverAnti‑deoxyribonuclease BAntistreptolysin O titreRheumatic diseasesUpper limit of normal

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