A cost-effective strategy for primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children with pharyngitis

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 894-895

  Irlam, J H ^a   Mayosi, B M ^a   Engel, M E ^a   Gaziano, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Cost effectiveness; Primary prevention; Rheumatic heart disease; WHO clinical decision rule

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84889584618     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.7244     Document Type: Article

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