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The Lancet Global Health, 2023 Summary: Background: There is a dearth of evidence on the cost-effectiveness of a combination of population-based primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and control strategies for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Jyoti Dixit, PhD +6 more
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Sydenham’s Chorea as the Sole Presenting Symptom of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a 14-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case ReportsBackground: Rheumatic chorea is an uncommon but time-honored neurological manifestation of acute rheumatic fever that usually presents weeks to months after an untreated streptococcal pharyngitis.
Omar Nashwan +4 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018 Background Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease cause substantial burdens worldwide. Long‐term antibiotic secondary prophylaxis is used to prevent disease progression, but evidence for benefits of different adherence levels is limited.
Nicholas De Klerk +2 more
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Diagnostic test accuracy of simplified algorithms for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever: a systematic review [PDF]
Communications MedicineBackground Rheumatic heart disease, the long-term sequel to acute rheumatic fever, remains a prevalent public health problem in Africa and other low to middle-income regions of the world.
Rui Providencia +10 more
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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, Autoimmunity, and Molecular Mimicry: The Streptococcal Connection
International Reviews of Immunology, 2014 The group A streptococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and its link to autoimmune sequelae, has acquired a new level of understanding. Studies support the hypothesis that molecular mimicry between the group A streptococcus and heart or brain are important in
Madeleine W Cunningham
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The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Clinical Epidemiology, 2011 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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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 +4 more
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The rise and fall of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a mini review
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Introduction The incidences of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which were leading causes of death in children in the 1920s, have decreased substantially.
Yunmei Liang +4 more
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