Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occur at very high rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

The reduction in ARF recurrence indicates that the RHD control program has improved secondary prophylaxis; a decline in RHD incidence is expected to follow. ...

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• 2013
• July 2013

Efforts to eliminate ARF and RHD in Australia over the past decade have so far been unsuccessful, but this can change ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

These results indicate that anaphylaxis is not a major cause of adverse reactions to benzathine penicillin G ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

This systematic review presents a critical, interpretive analysis of publications that include lived experiences of rheumatic heart disease ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, with devastating impacts on morbidity, mortality and community wellbeing. Research suggests that general practitioners and primary care staff perceive insurmountable barriers to improving clinical outcomes, including the need for systemic change outside their scope of practice. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Professor ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Valvular heart disease is a major contributor to loss of physical function, quality of life and longevity. The epidemiology of VHD varies substantially around the world, with a predominance of functional and degenerative disease in high-income countries, and a predominance of rheumatic heart disease in low-income and middle-income countries. Reflecting this distribution, rheumatic heart disease remains by far the most common manifestation of VHD worldwide and affects approximately 41 million people. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

increased adherence to penicillin prophylaxis is associated with reduced acute rheumatic fever recurrence and a likely reduction in mortality ...

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• 2018
• December 2018

This study adds to emerging data suggesting increasing importance of iGAS in low- and middle-income settings globally. ...

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• 2015
• October 2015

After brief training, health workers with no prior experience in echocardiography can obtain adequate quality images and make a reliable assessment ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Vaccines against Streptococcus pyogenes are considered as impeded vaccines because of a number of crucial barriers to development ...

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• 2016
• June 2016