The incidence of sore throat and group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children at high risk of developing acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis has traditionally been considered the sole precursor of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Evidence from Australia, however, suggests that GAS skin infections may contribute to the pathogenesis of ARF. A missing piece of evidence is the incidence of sore...

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Autores principales: Pearce, Sarah, Bowen, Asha C., Engel, Mark E., de la Lande, Maya, Barth, Dylan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7673496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33206687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242107

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