Understanding group A streptococcal pharyngitis and skin infections as causes of rheumatic fever: protocol for a prospective disease incidence study

BACKGROUND: Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections cause the autoimmune disease acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which can progress to chronic rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Treating pharyngitis caused by GAS with antibiotics is important in preventing ARF. However, it is difficult to distinguish these...

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Autores principales: Bennett, Julie, Moreland, Nicole J., Oliver, Jane, Crane, Julian, Williamson, Deborah A., Sika-Paotonu, Dianne, Harwood, Matire, Upton, Arlo, Smith, Susan, Carapetis, Jonathan, Baker, Michael G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31315580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4126-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31315580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4126-9

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