High antistreptolysin O titer is associated with coronary artery lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease.

Conclusion: It is not certain whether acute streptococcal infection may cause KD, but this study revealed that KD with high ASO titers showed higher rates of severe clinical course. It may be helpful to analyze concurrent streptococcal infection in patients with a severe clinical course. PMID: 30404429 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research