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Acute rheumatic fever diagnosis and management: Review of the global implications of the new revised diagnostic criteria with a focus on Saudi Arabia
Rheumatic fever (RF) is a common cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide. It is a delayed, nonsuppurative, autoimmune phenomenon following pharyngitis, impetigo, or scarlet fever caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococcal (GAS) infection. RF diagnosis is clinical and based on revised...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734099/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31516307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsha.2019.07.002 |