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        Invasive group A streptococcal infection in the Northern Territory, Australia: Case report and review of the literature

        This review article presents the case of infant Aboriginal twins with invasive group A streptococcal infection complicated by streptococcal toxic shock... ...

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        Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in young adults from New Caledonia

        The prevalence of echocardiographically diagnosed RHD in adults in New Caledonia is estimated at 5.9 per 1000 ...

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        Big data in global health: Improving health in low- and middle-income countries

        Over the last decade, a massive increase in data collection and analysis has occurred in many fields. ...

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        Controlling acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in developing countries: Are we getting closer?

        Improved opportunities for the primary prevention of ARF now exist, because of point-of-care antigen tests for Streptococcus pyogenes, and clinical decision... ...

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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 programs

        The 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, Australia

        Immediate plating of impetigo swabs is the gold standard for bacterial recovery but is rarely feasible in remote regions. ...

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        Acute Rheumatic Fever and Chronic Rheumatic Disease

        This 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 2010

        Non-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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        Skin Health Situational Analysis to inform skin disease control programs for the Kimberley - outcomes

        Marianne Rebecca Stephanie John Jonathan Asha Mullane Pavlos Enkel Jacky Carapetis AM Bowen MM RP SE JJ JR AC BSc (OT) PhD, MSFS, BSc (Hons), MPH, MIPH AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD Program Advisor, SToP Trial Senior ...

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        Protocol for the systematic review of the epidemiology of superficial Streptococcal A infections (skin and throat) in Australia

        We have produced a protocol for the comprehensive systematic review of the current literature around superficial group A Streptococcal infections in Australia. ...

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        A Retrospective case-series of children with bone and joint infection from northern Australia

        We report osteomyelitis incidence in indigenous children of northern Australia is amongst the highest reported in the world ...

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