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Working Towards a Better Understanding of ARFGoal: Characterize the pattern of contemporary and endemic ARF and develop a biological signature to improve sensitivity and specificity of ARF diagnosis.
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Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis Collaborative Network (ARC)ARC is a global network of collaborators committed to reducing the burden of RHD in our lifetime.
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Defining target penicillin concentrations for subsequent studies of a reformulated long-acting benzathine penicillin prototypeAims: To determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations of penicillin G against a representative collection of Strep A strains; and to evaluate the impact of penicillin G concentration and size of bacterial inoculum on the prophylactic effect for Strep A strains
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Preliminary consultation on preferred product characteristics of benzathine penicillin G for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic feverA sample target product profile for reformulated benzathine penicillin G is presented
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Addressing the challenges of cross-jurisdictional data linkage between a national clinical quality registry and government-held health dataDescribing the challenges of obtaining state and nationally held data for linkage to a non-government national clinical registry
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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013Estimates were calculated for disease and injury incidence, prevalence, and YLDs using GBD 2010 methods with some important refinements.
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Initiating an undiagnosed diseases program in the Western Australian public health systemWe describe the initiation and summary outcomes of a public health system approach for complex undiagnosed patients- the Undiagnosed Diseases Program - WA
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Improving cardiovascular outcomes among Aboriginal Australians: Lessons from research for primary carePrimary care practitioners have an important role in improving Aboriginal cardiovascular care outcomes
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Are minor echocardiographic changes associated with an increased risk of acute rheumatic fever or progression to rheumatic heart disease?We aimed to determine the significance of minor heart valve abnormalities, including Borderline RHD, in predicting the future risk of acute rheumatic fever.
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Group A Streptococcal Diseases and Their Global BurdenWe review GAS transmission characteristics and prevention strategies, historical and geographical trends and report on the estimated global burden disease...