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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Chronic Rheumatic DiseaseThis chapter describes the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and management principles of acute rheumatic fever.
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Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health.
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Continued challenge of rheumatic heart disease: The gap of understanding or the gap of implementation?We still do not have a RF vaccine, although the recent announcement that the Australian and New Zealand governments are jointly sponsoring a program to fast...
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A conceptual framework for comprehensive rheumatic heart disease control programsThe World Health Organization, World Heart Federation, and other organizations recommend comprehensive control programs for rheumatic fever (RF) and...
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Comparison of three methods for the recovery of skin pathogens from impetigo swabs collected in a remote community of Northern Territory, AustraliaImmediate plating of impetigo swabs is the gold standard for bacterial recovery but is rarely feasible in remote regions.
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Roadmap to incorporating group A Streptococcus molecular point-of-care testing for remote Australia: a key activity to eliminate rheumatic heart diseaseJonathan Asha Dylan Rosemary Janessa Carapetis AM Bowen Barth Wyber Pickering AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM
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Talking skin: Attitudes and practices around skin infections, treatment options, and their clinical management in a remote region in Western AustraliaDocumenting carer, service provider and healthcare practitioner perspectives on skin infections provides more understanding of the context of treatment decisions
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Low positive predictive value of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes in relation to rheumatic heart disease: a challenge for global surveillanceWe outline a series of research initiatives to improve identification of RHD in administrative data thereby contributing to monitoring the RHD burden globally
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The stark reality of rheumatic heart diseaseThis editorial refers to ‘Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart...
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Rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste school students: an echocardiography-based prevalence studyThe rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys