title: Clinical use and interpretation of group A streptococcal antibody tests: a practical approach for the pediatrician or primary care physician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Streptococci, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shet
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002648:Child; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D010372:Pediatrics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012016:Reference Values; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013301:Streptolysins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D013301:Streptolysins; C025964:streptolysin O; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; C020069:deoxyribonuclease B