Intravenous immunoglobulin in acute rheumatic fever: A randomized controlled trial

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 401-406

  Voss, Lesley M ^a   Wilson, N J ^b   Neutze, J M ^b   Whitlock, R M L ^b   Ameratunga, R V ^c   Cairns, L M ^c   Lennon, D R ^c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Immune system; Proteins; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035936505     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.3.401     Document Type: Article

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