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Secondary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepal: Are We Going Backward?

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022
A secondary level of prophylaxis has proven to be the most successful in Nepal, a country with an endemic rate of rheumatic heart disease, in combating the severe issues associated with rheumatic heart disease.
Prakash Raj Regmi, Mandip Dhungel, Riju Kafle   +2 more
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Cerebral syphilitic gumma presenting with intracranial gumma and pathologic vertebrae fractures

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
A 37-year-old female was admitted with worsening neurologic function. On arrival from an outside hospital, the patient was obtunded and intubated. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed nodular enhancement of the leptomeninges, intracranial ...
Ryan Thibodeau, MPH, Atin Goel, MBBS, Abtin Jafroodifar, MD, Matthew Klumpp, MD, Kavya Mirchia, MBBS, Amar Swarnkar, MD   +5 more
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One Dose versus Three Doses of Benzathine Penicillin G in Early Syphilis. [PDF]

N Engl J Med
Hook EW, Dionne JA, Workowski K, McNeil CJ, Taylor SN, Batteiger TA, Dombrowski JC, Mayer KH, Seña AC, Hamill MM, Wiesenfeld HC, Zhu C, Perlowski C, Mejia-Galvis JE, Newman LM.   +14 more
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Congenital syphilis confirmed by PCR as a result of treatment failure for syphilis in pregnancy. Case report

Case Reports, 2022
Introduction: Congenital syphilis is a major public health problem, and early diagnosis and treatment are necessary to prevent it. Penicillin G benzathine is the treatment of choice in pregnant women; however, it may fail to prevent fetal infection, as ...
Mery Yolanda Cifuentes Cifuentes, Linda Stefany Gómez Aristizábal, Gladys Pinilla Bermúdez, Claudia Cruz, Jeannette Navarrete   +4 more
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Yaws. [PDF]

, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is endemic in parts of West Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The WHO has launched a campaign based on mass treatment with azithromycin, to eradicate yaws by 2020.
Asiedu, Kingsley B, Mabey, David C, Marks, Michael, Mitjà, Oriol, Solomon, Anthony W   +4 more
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Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Until the 1970s the prevalence of non-venereal trepanomatosis, including yaws, was greatly reduced after worldwide mass treatment. In 2005, cases were again reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We carried out a survey to estimate
Dhorda, M, Ferradini, L, Gerstl, S, Guerin, P J, Ilunga, B K, Kiwila, G, Lemasson, D, Lonlas, S, Myatt, M, Szumilin, E   +9 more
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Benzathine penicillin G stockouts and other barriers to documented syphilis treatment in pregnancy in Zambia [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Anna V. Jones, Albert Manasyan, Yumo Xue, Herbert Kapesa, Kate Mwendafilumba, Leukanji Nalwamba, Maureen Mzumara, Mwangelwa Mubiana-Mbewe, Jodie A. Dionne   +8 more
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Laporan kasus berbasis bukti: Pemberian Benzathine Penicillin G Setiap 3 Minggu Dibandingkan 4 Minggu untuk Pencegahan Infeksi Streptokokus pada Anak dengan Penyakit Jantung Rematik

Sari Pediatri, 2022
Latar belakang. Infeksi Streptococcus yang memicu demam rematik dapat mendasari terjadinya penyakit jantung didapat pada anak. Demam rematik dapat dicegah baik dari pencegahan primordial, primer, dan sekunder.
Muhammad Yusra Firdaus, Piprim Basarah Yanuarso   +1 more
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Optimal antimicrobial duration for common bacterial infections [PDF]

, 2019
Most antibiotic use in Australia arises from prescriptions in the community. The risk of antibiotic-related adverse events, including resistance, increases with longer treatment courses.
Daveson, Kathryn, Del Mar, Christopher B., Wilson, Heather L.   +2 more
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Safety and concerns of secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease with benzathine penicillin: A tertiary care cardiac centre experience

Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology, 2021
Background: Rheumatic Fever (RF) and Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are common cardiovascular diseases in developing countries. Long-term Benzathine Penicillin G (BPG) injection is being used for secondary prophylaxis of RF/RHD.
Prabhavathi Bhat, Arun B Shivashankarappa, Radha B Krishnappa, Manjunath C Nanjappa   +3 more
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