Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children and adolescents in Victoria, Australia.
Daniel E LindholmIda J WhitemanJane OliverMichael M H CheungSarah A HopeChristian P BrizardAri E HortonBennett SheridanMyra HardyJoshua OsowickiAndrew C SteerDaniel EngelmanPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2022)
ARF and RHD continue to affect the health of significant numbers of children and adolescents living in Victoria, including severe and recurrent disease. Specialised services and a register-based control program may help to prevent complications and premature death.