New guidelines for diagnosis of rheumatic fever; do they apply to all populations?

CONCLUSION: We concluded that strict application of updated Jones criteria may lead to under diagnosis of rheumatic fever in highly endemic countries. We recommend further studies to examine the sensitivity of the most recent update of Jones criteria on other highly endemic populations. PMID: 32558415 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics - June 20, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Aty-Marzouk PA, Hamza H, Mosaad N, Emam S, Fattouh AM, Hamid L Tags: Turk J Pediatr Source Type: research