Evolution, evidence and effect of secondary prophylaxis against rheumatic fever
The association between group A streptococcal infection and rheumatic fever (RF) was established in the early 20 th century. At the time, RF and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) were an untreatable scourge of young people in developed and developing countries. Resultingly, research efforts t...
Main Authors: | Rosemary Wyber, Jonathan Carapetis |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
|
Series: | Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2015;volume=1;issue=1;spage=9;epage=14;aulast=Wyber |
Similar Items
-
Benzathine Penicillin Prophylaxis in Children with Rheumatic Fever (RF)/ Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD): A Study of Compliance
by: Radha G. Ghildiyal, et al.
Published: (2010-04-01) -
Improvement of Rheumatic Valvular Heart Disease in Patients Undergoing Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis
by: Renato Pedro de Almeida Torres, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01) -
A Cross-sectional study to look at the determinants of poor adherence to secondary penicillin prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease at a tertiary care center in South India
by: Lalita Nemani, et al.
Published: (2018-01-01) -
Myositis complicating benzathine penicillin-G injection in a case of rheumatic heart disease
by: Joshua R. Francis, et al.
Published: (2016-01-01) -
Adherence to Benzathine Penicillin G Secondary Prophylaxis and Its Determinants in Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease at a Cardiac Center of an Ethiopian Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
by: Mekonen KK, et al.
Published: (2020-02-01)