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Rheumatic heart disease affects more than 40.5 million people worldwide and results in 306,000 deaths annually. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart disease at an early, latent stage. Whether secondary antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in preventing progression of latent rheumatic heart disease is unknown.

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To characterise the epidemiology, clinical features and treatment of paediatric cellulitis. Methods A retrospective study of children presenting to a paediatric tertiary hospital in Western Australia, Australia in 2018.

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Summarising the current knowledge of Strep A transmission to humans will address gaps in the evidence and inform prevention and control strategies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the modes of transmission and attack rates of group A streptococcal infection in human populations.

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This retrospective study assessed maternal and perinatal outcomes for women with rheumatic heart disease admitted to the largest tertiary obstetric hospital

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

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Senior Research Fellow in the Strep A Translation team

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END RHD is an alliance of health, research and community organisations seeking to amplify efforts to end rheumatic heart disease in Australia through advocacy and engagement.

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The median number of presentations per child in the first year of life was 21 with multiple reasons for presentation.

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Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of...

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Occult maternal heart disease may be responsible for a substantial proportion of adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-resource settings