Life Sci. 2020 Jan 30
Circulating follicular T helper cells and humoral reactivity in rheumatic heart disease.
Liu Z, Wang Y, Li F, Liu M, Shi J, Dong N
This study aimed to profile circulating T follicular helper cells (cTfh) and their effect on B cells in rheumatic heart disease (RHD). ...
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HLA-DRB1 allele distribution among children with rheumatic heart disease in Haji Adam Malik Hospital Medan, Indonesia.
Lumban Tobing TC, Ontoseno T, Rahayuningsih SE, Akbari Ganie R, Siregar Y
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is influenced by genetic factor, microorganism's virulence, and environmental factor. The aim of this study was to deter ...
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Jan 20
Prevalence of Group A ß-hemolytic Streptococcal Throat Carriage and Prospective Pilot Surveillance of Streptococcal Sore Throat in Ugandan School Children.
DeWyer A, Scheel A, Webel AR, Longenecker CT, Kamarembo J, Aliku T, Engel ME, Bowen AC, Bwanga F, Hovis I, Chang A, Sarnacki R, Sable C, Dale JB, Carapetis J, Rwebembera J, Okello E, Beaton A
Group A ß-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS), also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, is responsible for an annual 600 million cases of acute pharyngitis glo ...
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Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 2020 Jan 20
Acute rheumatic fever prophylaxis in high-income countries: clinical observations from an Italian multicentre, retrospective study.
Taddio A, Pillon R, Pastore S, Monasta L, Tommasini A, Di Battista C, Mascheroni E, Berton E, Maggio MC, Simonini G, Breda L, Cimaz R, Pires Marafon D, Meli L, Bracaglia C, De Benedetti F, Ventura A
The aim of the study is to evaluate the compliance rate to secondary prophylaxis and the presence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in a cohort of Ital ...
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Heart Lung Circ 2019 Dec 09
A Validation Study: How Predictive Is a Diagnostic Coding Algorithm at Identifying Rheumatic Heart Disease in Western Australian Hospital Data?
Fitz-Gerald JA, Ongzalima CO, Ng A, Greenland M, Sanfilippo FM, Hung J, Katzenellenbogen JM
International Classification of Diseases codes for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) (ICD-10 I05-I08) include valvular heart disease of unspecified origin ...
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