| evaluation & revaluation of upper limits of normal values of anti-streptolysin o & anti-deoxyribonuclease b in mumbai. | for the serodiagnosis of group a streptococcal (gas) infections and their late sequelae, a battery of tests have been suggested. however, anti-streptolysin o (aso) and antideoxyribonuclease b (adnase b) are the most widely accepted tests for the same. it is essential to evaluate the upper limits of aso and adnase b levels in age and sex matched normal population before using them for the detection of patients. for this study, these values were determined in the past and were revaluated again in ... | 2004 | 15232157 |
| disease burden due to streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (group g and c streptococcus) is higher than that due to streptococcus pyogenes among mumbai school children. | streptococcus pyogenes [group a streptococcus (gas)], a human pathogen, and streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis [human group g and c streptococcus (ggs/gcs)] are evolutionarily related, share the same tissue niche in humans, exchange genetic material, share up to half of their virulence-associated genes and cause a similar spectrum of diseases. yet, ggs/gcs is often considered as a commensal bacterium and its role in streptococcal disease burden is under-recognized. while reports of th ... | 2010 | 19833781 |