Prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in rural Bangladesh.
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.
Ahmed
Jasimuddin
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National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Diseases, Sher-e-bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mostafa Zaman
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Monzur Hassan
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D000293:Adolescent; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000453:epidemiology