Protocols for antibiotic use in primary and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever

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2006

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Mayosi, Bongani M
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South African Medical Journal

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University of Cape Town

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Department of Medicine
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Abstract
Several guidelines and studies that address the issue of ‘best practice’ in the primary and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever (RF) have been published recently.1-4 Here I present a summary of the latest recommendations for the prevention of RF that have been distilled from these sources.
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Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic heart disease
South Africa
1st All Africa Workshop
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Mayosi, B. M. (2006). Protocols for antibiotic use in primary and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever. South African Medical Journal Cape Town Medical Association of South Africa, 96(3), 240.

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