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In Australia, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is almost exclusively restricted to Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people with children being...
Globally, ARF and RHD cause more than a quarter of a million deaths and substantial disability each year.
This study was designed to determine the sensitivity and reproducibility of recovering anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spot (DBS) samples
Indigenous Australians are much more likely to die from Rheumatic Heart Disease than other Australians.
This review outlines a clinical development strategy detailing the phases of development required for registration of a candidate Group A streptococci vaccin
Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease is cost-effective in our context
The prognosis of young Indigenous Australians diagnosed with severe RHD is bleak; interventions must focus on earlier detection and treatment
We aimed to review RHD burden in Western Pacific Region outside Oceania to identify countries with high RHD burden
A sample target product profile for reformulated benzathine penicillin G is presented
Adverse outcomes for people with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease and the effect of comorbidities and demographic factors on these outcomes