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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Bangladesh: A review

Indian Heart Journal, 2016
Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are the most-common cardiovascular disease in young people aged
A.K.M. Monwarul Islam, A.A.S. Majumder
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Rheumatic Fever [PDF]

BMJ, 1952
C. B. Perry
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"THE ETIOLOGY OF RHEUMATIC FEVER." [PDF]

The Lancet, 1900
Alfred Mantle
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Revisiting The Value of Anti-streptolysin O Titer in Children with Rheumatic Fever [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal, 2022
Background: Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are the significant non-suppurative late sequelae of group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection.
Mohamed S. Eid, Fatma Al Zahraa Mostafa, Hend Hamed Tamim, Mohamed Elberry, Shaimaa Sayed   +4 more
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Estimated total cardiovascular risk in a rural area of Bangladesh: a household level cross-sectional survey done by local community health workers

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective The aim of this study was to estimate 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Bangladeshi rural community residents, using the 2014 WHO/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction charts.Study design Cross-sectional ...
Mohammad Mostafa Zaman, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Kamrun Nahar Chowdhury, Salma Zareen, AHM Enayet Hossain   +4 more
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Treatment adherence and its determinants among the rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease patients during COVID 19 pandemic – A cross sectional study from Chandigarh, India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Background: Rheumatic heart disease/Rheumatic fever is a non – communicable disease being a major neglected health problem. Recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever can have catastrophic outcomes, therefore regular administration of antibiotics is ...
Divya Ilanchoorian, J. S. Thakur, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Ankur K. Jindal, Aravind Gandhi, Vivek Sagar   +5 more
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Rising Ethnic Inequalities in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, New Zealand, 2000–2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
These conditions disproportionately affect Māori and Pacific Islanders, particularly those living in high socioeconomic deprivation.
Julie Bennett, Jane Zhang, William Leung, S. Jack, J. Oliver, R. Webb, N. Wilson, Dianne Sika-Paotonu, M. Harwood, M. Baker   +9 more
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Study of streptococcal antibody (anti-streptolysin O) among healthy children in Bangladesh

SAGE Open Medicine, 2022
Objectives: The standard reference value of anti-streptolysin O (ASO) titre for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever (RF) in children is yet to be determined in Bangladesh.
Santosh Kumar Saha, Kamrun Nahar Choudhury, Salma Zareen, Sabrina Mousum, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, M Atiqul Haque   +5 more
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Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Rheumatic Fever

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) causes a variety of diseases, from benign self-limiting infections of the skin or throat to lethal infections of soft tissue accompanied by multi-organ failure.
A. Sujhithra, S. Jayanthi, M. Chokkalingam, D. Danis Vijay, R. Vidhya, Sanjay Andrew Rajaratnam   +5 more
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Co-designing an intervention to prevent rheumatic fever in Pacific People in South Auckland: a study protocol

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune condition that occurs in response to an untreated Group A Streptococcus throat or skin infection. Recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever can cause permanent damage to heart valves, heart failure and even death ...
Siobhan Tu’akoi, Malakai Ofanoa, Samuela Ofanoa, Hinamaha Lutui, Maryann Heather, Rawiri McKree Jansen, Bert van der Werf, Felicity Goodyear-Smith   +7 more
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