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Benzathine penicillin G availability should be addressed and African health workers’ knowledge and practices need to be augmented

Few children and adolescents receiving BPG as secondary prophylaxis will achieve concentrations >0.02 mg/L for the majority of the time between injections

This study will identify the incidence of true Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis and serological responses to Group A Streptococcal GAS skin infections

The WHF echocardiographic criteria enable reproducible categorisation of echocardiograms as definite RHD versus no or borderline RHD

Based in 'both-way learning', the aim of this study was to co-design, implement and evaluate community-based participatory action research to achieve this vision

We outline a series of research initiatives to improve identification of RHD in administrative data thereby contributing to monitoring the RHD burden globally

Prevention strategies in ARF endemic settings may be enhanced by targeting new members entering a community and children in environments of close contact

We propose that hydroxychloroquine could be repurposed to reduce the risk of rheumatic heart disease after acute rheumatic fever

The authors present a variety of pressing clinical research questions on optimal RHD prevention and advanced care

The rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys