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Evaluating efficiency and equity of prevention and control strategies for rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in India: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis

open access: yesThe 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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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Kawasaki Disease Occurring in a Single Patient

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Kawasaki disease and acute rheumatic fever are two major causes of acquired heart disease in the pediatric population. Although both conditions are well-known entities, the association between them has never been described.
Kazuki Iio   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Presentation and outcome of patients managed for Rheumatic fever and Rheumatic heart disease at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria

open access: yesKanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Rheumatic heart disease occurs as a sequel to acute rheumatic fever. Many cases of acute rheumatic fever, however, go undiagnosed as many patients present with otherwise common symptoms and in the absence of overt carditis may go undetected ...
Aira A. Olorukooba   +5 more
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Circulating immune complexes in children with rheumatic fever

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1988
The circulating immune complexes in rheumatic fever patients with various clinical presentations were investigated by the Raji-cell radioimmunoassay technique.
Fikriye Sarıkayalar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

New guidelines for diagnosis of rheumatic fever; do they apply to all populations?

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020
Background and Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of recently updated Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever in high incidence populations like Egypt. Methods.
Pakinam Abdel Aty-Marzouk   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echocardiographic Parameters, Clinical Profile and Presence of Streptococcus pyogenes Virulent Genes in Pharyngitis and Rheumatic Fever

open access: yesJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram positive pathogen causing pharyngitis, mild infections to chronic complications (Rheumatic Heart Disease, RHD). In this study, echocardiographic and clinical profile in pharyngitis, rheumatic fever patients were compared ...
A. Sujhithra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promising approaches to early diagnosis of chronic rheumatic heart disease

open access: yesНаука и инновации в медицине, 2022
Aim to determine the prevalence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in children and chronic rheumatic heart disease (HRHD) in adults on the example of the Samara region and to propose measures for the early detection and prevention of valvular heart lesions.
Galina V. Santalova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spectrum of Mortality from Circulatory Diseases in China from 2004 to 2015 [PDF]

open access: yesZhongguo quanke yixue, 2022
BackgroundTwo circulatory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the leading death causes in China, and their morbidity and mortality are still rising.
JIANG Shenyi, YU Xiaosong
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever

open access: yesQanun Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 2023
Acute rheumatic fever is a nonsuppurative, immune-mediated consequence of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Recurrent or severe acute rheumatic fever can cause permanent cardiac valve damage and rheumatic heart disease.
Irma Kartika   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Mothers’ Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of their Children with Rheumatic Fever [PDF]

open access: yesHelwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice
Rheumatic fever refers to an autoimmune response to an untreated infection of the throat and possibly skin by group A streptococcus bacteria. The study aimed to: assess mothers’ knowledge and practices regarding care of their children with rheumatic ...
Eman elsayed
doaj   +1 more source

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