The findings in a survey of antistreptolysin O (ASLO) in rural children at some schools in Tay Nguyen area

ABSTRACT

ASLO is an antibody to streptolysin O. Streptolysin O is a hemolysin that produced by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus. Streptococcus can cause upper respiratory tract infection, acute glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever. The rate of ASLO occurrence is 35.22%, in which 12.61% have pathological value with average titer of ASLO is 172.41 Todd. The children under 10 years old have ASLO occurrence rate higher than children over 10 years old. There was not difference between males and females. The rate of group A beta-type Streptococcus isolation is 21.30%.