Are we missing opportunities to detect acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in hospital care? A multijurisdictional cohort study

This study aimed to investigate potential missed diagnoses of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease during hospital-based care among persons subsequently identified with these conditions.

Citation:
Woods JA, Sodhi-Berry N, MacDonald BR, Ralph AP, ……. Katzenellenbogen JM. Are we missing opportunities to detect acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in hospital care? A multijurisdictional cohort study. Aust Health Rev. 2024;49.

Keywords:
Hospitalization; epidemiology; statistics; diagnosis; rheumatic fever; rheumatic heart disease;

Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate potential missed diagnoses of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease during hospital-based care among persons subsequently identified with these conditions.