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Use of serum antistreptolysin O titers in the microbial diagnosis of orthopedic infections

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.004

1878-3511

İlker Uçkay, Tristan Ferry, Richard Stern, Juan Ambrosioni, Axel Gamulin, Diego O. Andrey, Marina Djordjevic, Louis Bernard, Pierre Hoffmeyer, Daniel Lew,

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

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 β-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.