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

Abstract	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 beta-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.
Authors	Ilker Uçkay, Tristan Ferry, Richard Stern, Juan Ambrosioni, Axel Gamulin, Diego Andrey, Marina Djordjevic, Louis Bernard, Pierre Hoffmeyer, Daniel Lew
Journal	International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (Int J Infect Dis) Vol. 13 Issue 4 Pg. 421-4 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1878-3511 [Electronic] Canada
PMID	19128997 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Antistreptolysin
Topics	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antistreptolysin (blood) Female Humans Infections (blood, diagnosis) Male Middle Aged Orthopedic Procedures (adverse effects) Polymerase Chain Reaction Staphylococcal Infections (diagnosis) Streptococcal Infections (diagnosis, epidemiology) Young Adult

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