Prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in rural Bangladesh

被引:22
作者
Ahmed, J [1 ]
Zaman, MM [1 ]
Hassan, MMM [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Ctr Control Rheumat Fever & Heart Dis, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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10.1258/0049475054620879
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A community-based study was done on 5923 rural Bangladeshi children aged 5-15 years to determine the prevalence of rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The prevalence was found to be 1.2 (95% confidence interval 0.3-2.1) per 1000 for RF defined by revised Jones criteria and 1.3 (0.4-2.2) per 1000 for Doppler echocardiography-confirmed RHD.
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