I am not a carrier!

[bgbarnes]

One down more to go- got my ASO titers back- under 100 so I am not a carrier- I was convinced I would be because I had strep a LOT as a kid. Now if I could only get my son's results back!!

[JAG10]

In reading Buster's invasion/colonization post, I think it means a carrier swabs positive (on the surface) but is not actually infected (ASO wnl). So, as long as you didn't swab positive, you are not a carrier. But a normal ASO by itself does not indicate you are or are not a carrier. You need the positive swab w/o the rise in ASO. .......i think

 

Buster, do carriers consistently swab positive over and over?

 

One down more to go- got my ASO titers back- under 100 so I am not a carrier- I was convinced I would be because I had strep a LOT as a kid. Now if I could only get my son's results back!!

[peglem]

Buster, do carriers consistently swab positive over and over?

 

My carrier had tons of positive swabs, but low titers, and no symptoms of infection.

[Buster]

Actually, if you tended to get strep, you probably aren't a carrier. Usually a carrier is asymptomatic and does not have an immune reaction to strep.

 

Also, ASO has to be taken within 4 weeks of a likely strep infection or it's value is not well understood. The fall rate of ASO is not studied.

 

Buster

 

 

One down more to go- got my ASO titers back- under 100 so I am not a carrier- I was convinced I would be because I had strep a LOT as a kid. Now if I could only get my son's results back!!

[bgbarnes]

Actually, if you tended to get strep, you probably aren't a carrier. Usually a carrier is asymptomatic and does not have an immune reaction to strep.

 

Also, ASO has to be taken within 4 weeks of a likely strep infection or it's value is not well understood. The fall rate of ASO is not studied.

 

Buster

 

 

One down more to go- got my ASO titers back- under 100 so I am not a carrier- I was convinced I would be because I had strep a LOT as a kid. Now if I could only get my son's results back!!

 

I actually have a raging sinus infection ( probably going on well over a month but finally treated this week) because ds was getting diagnosed with Pandas- I felt like I was the last thing I needed to take care of so I let it go way to long- and have been on abx since the dr appt anyway and I was beginning to wonder if my sinus infection was strep......the throat culture was negative too. So now I know I am not hurting him- it is amazing what our minds will do to us- I ran my daughter to get a strep test yesterday b/c she said she had a sore throat and since ds had it 2 times in 6 weeks- you never know- hers was negative too ( did not test for ASO on her).

Brandy

Brandy