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In the 21st century, rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are neglected diseases of marginalized communities.
In endemic areas, RHD has long been a target of screening programmes that, historically, have relied on cardiac auscultation.
This chapter describes the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and management principles of acute rheumatic fever.
Vaccines against Streptococcus pyogenes are considered as impeded vaccines because of a number of crucial barriers to development
This trial aims to improve uptake of secondary prophylaxis among Aboriginal people with ARF/RHD to reduce progression or worsening of RHD.
After brief training, health workers with no prior experience in echocardiography can obtain adequate quality images and make a reliable assessment
This study adds to emerging data suggesting increasing importance of iGAS in low- and middle-income settings globally.
This article discusses the 2015 revision of the Jones criteria by the American Heart Association for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever.
This study aimed to acquire nationally representative epidemiological data on GAS in Australia to scope the appropriate age for vaccination with a potential...
To describe the pattern of RHD occurrence in a sample of presenting cases from an occupational cohort in Papua Province, Indonesia.