Abstract：
:This study is designed to evaluate the immune status of schoolchildren with respect to Streptococcus pyogenes, and to ascertain the usefulness of antideoxyribonuclease B (ADNase B). Antistreptolysin O (ASO) and ADNase B concentrations were measured quantitatively in 266 serum samples from healthy elementary school children in Seoul. Simultaneously, throat cultures were taken in order to isolate S. pyogenes and other beta-hemolytic streptococci (BHS). The upper limits of the normal (ULN) concentration of ASO and ADNase B were 326 IU/mL, and 362 IU/mL, respectively. The correlation between ADNase B (y) and ASO (x) was y = 0.4x+173 (r = 0.46). Mean ADNase B level (392 IU/mL) was significantly higher in children with S. pyogenes than in those with non-group A BHS (236 IU/mL) or no BHS (234 IU/ mL). Some schoolchildren were proven, via ASO and ADNase B tests, to be harboring asymptomatic S. pyogenes infections. The high ULN of ASO and ADNase B in schoolchildren should be carefully considered, in order to interpret the data collected from the patients. We could add the ADNase B test to our set of diagnostic tools, which would allow us to more accurately detect and diagnose streptococcal infections, as ADNase B was more specifically related to the results of throat cultures, and there was little correlation between ASO and ADNase B.
journal_name
J Korean Med Scijournal_title
Journal of Korean medical scienceauthors
Kim S,Lee NYdoi
10.3346/jkms.2005.20.6.938keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2005-12-01 00:00:00pages
938-40issue
6eissn
1011-8934issn
1598-6357pii
200512938journal_volume
20pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-based active contact and follow-up are known to be effective in reducing the risk of repeat suicide attempts among patients admitted to emergency departments after attempting suicide. However, the characteristics that define successful collaborations between emergency departments and community-base...
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.1995.10.3.216
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2019-02-12 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00
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pub_type： 已发布勘误
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更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2015.30.3.343
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.1998.13.6.676
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e206
更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2012.27.8.857
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2016.31.7.1173
更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2007.22.1.105
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2006.21.1.25
更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3346/jkms.2010.25.12.1754
更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-01-08 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
