- Original Article
- Normal antistreptolysin O titers of children by age group in the Gyeonggi-Incheon region
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Jihun Lee, Yoo Jung Kim, Joong Hyun Bin, Ja Young Hwang, Seong Hoon Hahn, So Young Kim, Hyun Hee Kim, Wonbae Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(10):965-969. Published online October 15, 2007
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Purpose : Measurement of antistreptolysin O (ASO) is often necessary to confirm a clinical diagnosis of recent streptococcal infection, especially in patients suspected of rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis. Standard normal ranges for ASO should be established locally for each age group. We analyzed ASO to determine the upper limit of normal (ULN) ASO in children in the Gyeonggi-Incheon area.
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- Detection of Cytokeratin-19 caused by Intestinal Epithelial Cell Damage in Childhood Diarrhea
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Ja Young Hwang, Se Young Seo, Seong Hoon Hahn, So Young Kim, Hyun Hee Kim, Won-Bae Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(11):1193-1197. Published online November 15, 2004
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Purpose : Acute gastroenteritis in infancy is a very common disease with a frequency of a billion diarrhea per year, leading to 3 to 5 million deaths. Since the etiology is not always clear, the treatment plan can be quite difficult to make. The laboratory examinations of stool culture, along with complete blood counts may sometimes be helpful to find... |
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