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Table 2 Relationship between ASO titer and BHS infection in children on antibiotic prophylaxis for RHD

From: Throat culture positivity rate and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of beta-hemolytic streptococci in children on secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease

 

ASO (titer ≥200 IU/ml)

P-value

Positive

Negative

Total

BHS isolated

23

33

56

0.0315

BHS negative

46

131

177

Total

69

165

233