Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune response to Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection. Repeated GAS exposures are proposed to ‘prime’ the immune system for autoimmunity.
J. Raynes +13 more
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Paracetamol prescribing to small animals by veterinarians in Australia and New Zealand
Objective To describe the prescribing patterns of paracetamol by veterinarians in Australia and New Zealand. Methods An online survey was created and distributed to veterinarians in Australia and New Zealand over a 3‐month period (July–October 2024).
A Tse, W Chee, CJ Boyd, CR Sharp
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Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group. [PDF]
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of cancer. However, increasing use of immune-based therapies, including the widely used class of agents known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, has exposed a discrete group of immune-related adverse ...
Abdallah, K. +80 more
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Pyrexia is a non‐specific clinical sign associated with many diseases in dogs. This case series examines the final diagnoses, breed distribution and outcomes in dogs aged 18 months or under with pyrexia >24 h duration. Medical record databases of 11 Australian emergency and referral hospitals between 1st January 2020 and 31st January 2025 were searched
H Lobegeier +3 more
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The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Michael D Seckeler, Tracey R HokeDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAAbstract: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the ...
Michael D Seckeler, Tracey R Hoke
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Understanding the Twentieth Century Decline in Chronic Conditions Among Older Men [PDF]
I use a sample of Union Army veterans to trace the impact of a high infant mortality rate in area of enlistment, such infectious disease as acute respiratory infections, measles, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, diarrhea, and malaria while ...
Dora L. Costa
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Rheumatic Fever: Natural History and Treatment [PDF]
Major advances in clinical and laboratory research methods have significantly clarified the identification and natural course of rheumatic fever in the past two ...
Feinstein, Alvan R.
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Immune‐related adverse events in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Summary Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown to be effective in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). ICI treatment is associated with the occurrence of a series of immune‐related adverse events (irAEs). We conducted an ambispective observational study on 96 patients with relapsed/refractory HL treated with ICIs to determine the incidence ...
Lisa Argnani +9 more
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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN CHILDREN
The issue of reducing the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) has mainly been addressed, particularly in developed countries, due to a better understanding of the disease's etiology and the introduction of penicillin.
.S. UMAROVA, L.A. MUKHAMADIEVA
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Pattern of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Elderly Patients Admitted in Medical Wards at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es salaam Tanzania [PDF]
Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in persons over the age 50 years and most importantly it is responsible for considerable morbidity and large burden of disability in the community. Cardiovascular diseases are an increasing cause
Kisenge, Peter Richard
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