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Rheumatic heart disease: 15 years of clinical and immunological follow-up
Rheumatic fever (RF) is a sequel of group A streptococcal throat infection and occurs in untreated susceptible children. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), the major sequel of RF, occurs in 30%–45% of RF patients. RF is still considered endemic in some regions of Brazil and is responsible for approximat...
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Dove Medical Press
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2350126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18200819 |