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Abstract 13130: Primary Prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease with Penicillin in South African Children with Pharyngitis: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

James Irlam, Bongani M. Mayosi, Mark Emmanuel Engel, Thomas Andrew Gaziano

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Introduction: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain a challenge in poor countries. Primary prevention has not been widely adopted due to health systems bar...

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Introduction: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain a challenge in poor countries. Primary prevention has not been widely adopted due to health systems bar...

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Introduction: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remain a challenge in poor countries. Primary prevention has not been widely adopted due to health systems bar...

Key concepts: Medicine, Rheumatic fever, Pharyngitis, Acute rheumatic fever, Penicillin, Heart disease, Primary prevention, Intensive care medicine

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