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        The 2015 revision of the Jones criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever: Implications for practice in low-income and middle-income countries

        This article discusses the 2015 revision of the Jones criteria by the American Heart Association for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever. ...

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        Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children in Tropical Northern Australia

        We conducted a retrospective review for all cases of S aureus bacteremia and sterile site infections, for children under 15 years, in northern Australia over... ...

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        Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community.

        Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. ...

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        Susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever based on differential expression of genes involved in cytotoxicity, chemotaxis, and apoptosis

        Differences in the immune response, detectable by gene expression, between individuals who are susceptible to ARF and those who are not ...

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        Study Protocol: Missing Voices – Communication Difficulties after Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury in Aboriginal Australians

        Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with much greater frequency than non-Aboriginal Australians ...

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        Working towards a Group A Streptococcal vaccine: Report of a collaborative Trans-Tasman workshop

        This paper is a report on progress towards a joint Australian and New Zealand vaccination program for Group A Streptococcus bacteria, which causes serious... ...

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        Benzathine penicillin G for the management of RHD: Concerns about quality and access, and opportunities for intervention and improvement

        Benzathine penicillin G is an important antibiotic for the treatment and prevention of group A streptococcal infections associated with rheumatic fever and... ...

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        Rheumatic heart disease: Tools for implementing programmes

        This article discusses the World Health Organization program for monitoring & managing rheumatic heart disease. ...

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        Attendances during the First 12 Months of Life for Aboriginal Children in Five Remote Communities of Northern Australia

        The median number of presentations per child in the first year of life was 21 with multiple reasons for presentation. ...

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        Sore throat: Is it such a big deal anymore?

        This review article addresses the driving factors associated with diagnosis and treatment of sore throats caused by Group A streptococcus. ...

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        Swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities

        Providing remote communities with access to chlorinated swimming pools has been considered as a possible strategy for reducing ear and skin infection rates... ...

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        Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: A systematic analysis

        Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of... ...

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