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Rheumatic fever pathogenesis: Approach in research needs change

Despite identifying that rheumatic fever (RF) is the result of an immunological reaction following group-A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection, the pathogenesis remains elusive. RF has been incorrectly designated as causing pancarditis, since it does not cause myocarditis. Research directed towar...

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Autor principal: Tandon, Rajendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23129908
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.99621