Burden of disease and barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of group a beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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2010
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Abstract
To understand patient and clinician attitudes toward Streptococ-
cus pharyngitis and rheumatic heart disease prevention in Tanzania, data
from 3 sources were obtained: a survey of 119 clinicians, outpatient rapid
test screening, and interviews with 17 rheumatic heart disease patients.
Patients do not seek care for sore throat. Clinicians stated that identifying
and treating Streptococcus pharyngitis is not prioritized
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Rheumatic heart disease, Rheumatic fever, Streptococcus
Citation
Bergmark, R., Bergmark, B., Blander, J., Fataki, M. and Janabi, M., 2010. Burden of disease and barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of group a beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 29(12), pp.1135-1137.