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ASO


Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

Test results report the number of Todd units of antibodies per milliliter of blood. Normally, ASO antibody levels are less than 160 Todd units per milliliter.

Higher-than-normal levels of ASO antibodies may indicate:

  • active streptococcal infection
  • bacterial endocarditis, an inflammation in the lining of the heart
  • post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, an infection in the kidney
  • rheumatic fever, a disease that may affect the heart and kidneys
  • scarlet fever, an infection involving the throat and tongue that causes fever, rash, and rapid pulse

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