Missed Opportunities for Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever

John A. Woods; Ingrid Stacey; Nita Sodhi-Berry; Bradley R. MacDonald; Carl Francia; Judith M. Katzenellenbogen

doi:10.1111/jpc.70135

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Missed Opportunities for Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever

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Missed Opportunities for Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever

John A. Woods, Ingrid Stacey, Nita Sodhi-Berry, Bradley R. MacDonald, Carl Francia and Judith M. Katzenellenbogen

Journal of paediatrics and child health, Vol.61(9), pp.1529-1530

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70135

PMID: 40600261

Abstract

Australia

delayed diagnosis

missed diagnosis

rheumatic fever

rheumatic heart disease

Dear Editor, We have read with interest the new publication by Rouhiainen and colleagues on missed opportunities for preventing or diagnosing acute rheumatic fever (ARF) [1]. We commend the authors for the rigour, scope, and originality of their approach...

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Title: Missed Opportunities for Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever
Authors/Creators: John A. Woods - The University of Western Australia
Ingrid Stacey - The University of Western Australia
Nita Sodhi-Berry - The University of Western Australia
Bradley R. MacDonald - The University of Western Australia
Carl Francia - The University of Queensland
Judith M. Katzenellenbogen - The Kids Research Institute Australia
Publication Details: Journal of paediatrics and child health, Vol.61(9), pp.1529-1530
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
Number of pages: 2
Identifiers: 991005884839107891
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Letter/Communication

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