title: Rheumatic Fever: a neglected and underdiagnosed disease. New perspective on diagnosis and prevention.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração - InCor, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo de Barros
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração - InCor, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Roney Orismar
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.|Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas Dr. João Amorim (CEJAM) - São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Mario Maia
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bracco
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Samira Saady
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Morhy
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração - InCor, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.|Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Luiz Campos
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração - InCor, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guilherme
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Vicente
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração - InCor, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.|Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tarasoutch
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology