Acute Rheumatic Fever: Where Do We Stand? An Epidemiological Study in Northern Italy

Acute Rheumatic Fever: Where Do We Stand? An Epidemiological Study in Northern Italy

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a non-septic complication of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal (GAS) throat infection. Since 1944, ARF diagnosis relies on the Jones criteria, which were periodically revised. The 2015 revision of Jones criteria underlines the importance of knowing the epidemiological...

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Main Authors: Achille Marino, Rolando Cimaz, Maria Antonietta Pelagatti, Giulia Tattesi, Andrea Biondi, Laura Menni, Marco Sala, Patrizia Calzi, Francesco Morandi, Francesca Cortinovis, Anna Cogliardi, Claudia Addis, Roberto Bellù, Massimo Andreotti, Tiziana Varisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
acute rheumatic fever
group A β-hemolytic streptococcus
carditis
Jones criteria
penicillin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.621668/full

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