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The immunologic responses to streptolysin O and streptococcal deoxyribonuclease B were evaluated in children with group A streptococci recovered from the upper respiratory tract to re-examine the hypothesis that a limited capacity to respond to group A streptococcal infection may explain the rare occurrence of acute rheumatic fever in very young children. ASO and anti-DNase B titers were determined on serial bleedings from a total of 301 individuals (52 less than or equal to 3 years; 249 older than 3 years). Very young children with group A streptococcal upper respiratory tract infections had an immunologic response to SO greater than the response in older children as reflected by the magnitude of the antibody rise, and comparable to the ASO response in older children as measured by the percentage showing a significant titer rise. Similar analyses of the anti-DNase B responses showed the response in young children to be comparable to those of the older group. Clinical manifestations of group A streptococcal upper respiratory tract infection in very young children differ from those observed in older children and have not changed significantly in the past several decades. These data suggest that the infrequent occurrence of acute rheumatic fever in very young children is not due to a difference in antibody response to streptolysin O or streptococcal DNase B.
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