Table 4.
Streptococcal infection in Chinese patients with HSP from different administrative areas
| Areas | Period (years) | Total cases | Infection | Respiratory tract infection | Cases having ASO test | Elevated ASO | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei | 10 | 261 | – | – | 53 | 4 (7.5%) | [31] |
| Changzhi | 3 | 337 | 68 (34.9%) | 64 (32.8%) | 195 | 17 (8.7%) | [32] |
| Lanzhou | 2 | 325 | 186 (57.2%) | 119 (36.6%) | 196 | 19 (9.7%) | [33] |
| Dalian | 4 | 141 | – | 114 (80.9%) | 141 | 18 (12.8%) | [34] |
| Dongying | 2 | 71 | – | 35 (49.3%) | 71 | 14 (19.7%) | [35] |
| Taiyuan | 2 | 502 | 262 (68.8%) | 232 (60.9%) | 381 | 111 (29.1%) | [36] |
| Soochow | 1 | 338 | – | 165 (48.8%) | 165 | 57 (34.5%) | [37] |
| Jinan | 3 | 120 | 73 (60.8%) | 52 (43.3%) | 120 | 57 (47.5%) | [38] |
| Laiwu | 3 | 56 | – | – | 56 | 27 (48.2%) | [39] |
| Hefei | 5 | 2074 | 1030 (49.7%) | 926 (44.6%) | 2074 | 393 (18.9%) | Our study |