Adherence rates and risk factors for suboptimal adherence to secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic fever

AIM: Secondary prophylaxis with 3–4 weekly benzathine penicillin G injections is necessary to prevent disease morbidity and cardiac mortality in patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This study aimed to determine secondary prophylaxis adherence rates in the Far...

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Published in:J Paediatr Child Health
Main Authors: Kevat, Priya M, Gunnarsson, Ronny, Reeves, Benjamin M, Ruben, Alan R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8048926/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33340191
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15239
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