A Resurgence of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a Mid-South Childrenʼs Hospital

Leggiadro, Robert J.; Birnbaum, Stuart E.; Chase, N. A.; Myers, L. K.

doi:10.1097/00007611-199012000-00012

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“… Map showing reported worldwide incidence of ARF from 1970 through 1990. 86 , 97 , 104 – 156 (1) Barbados, 104 , 105 (2) Fiji, 112 (3) French Antilles, 113 (4) French Polynesia, 112 (5) Federated States of Micronesia, 114 (6) Israel, 120 (7) Kuwait, 123 – 125 (8) New Caledonia, 112 (9) Northern Mariana Islands, 133 (10) Samoa, 112 (11) Tonga, 112 , 136 (12) Trinidad, 137 (13) Alabama, 140 (14) Arizona, 97 (15) California, 141 , 142 (16) Florida, 143 (17) Hawaii, 144 – 146 (18) Minnesota, 86 (19) Mississippi, 147 (20) Navajo Reservation, 148 (21) Ohio, 149 , 150 (22) Rhode Island, 151 (23) Tennessee, 152 (24)Utah, 93 (25) Virginia, 153 (26) West Virginia, 154 , 155 (27) Wyoming. 97 …”

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The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Seckeler¹,

Hoke²

2011

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The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Seckeler¹,

Hoke²

2011

CLEP

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“…mon in the United States; however, outbreaks do occur, and such diseases remain important causes of morbidity and mortality globally [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Epidemiology of Invasive Group AStreptococcusDisease in the United States, 1995–1999

O’Brien¹,

Beall²,

et al. 2002

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Severe invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease is believed to have reemerged during the past 10-20 years. We conducted active, laboratory, population-based surveillance in 5 US states (total population, 13,214,992). From 1 July 1995 through 31 December 1999, we identified 2002 episodes of invasive GAS (3.5 cases per 100,000 persons). Rates varied by age (higher among those <2 or >/=65 years old), surveillance area, and race (higher among black individuals) but did not increase during the study period. The 5 most common emm types (1, 28, 12, 3, and 11) accounted for 49.2% of isolates; newly characterized emm types accounted for 8.9% of isolates. Older age; presence of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, meningitis, or pneumonia; and infection with emm1 or emm3 were all independent predictors of death. We estimate that 9600-9700 cases of invasive GAS disease occur in the United States each year, resulting in 1100-1300 deaths.

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“…1 In industrial countries, rheumatic fever and its only sequel, rheumatic heart disease, have become relatively rare because of improved living conditions and effective programs of primary and secondary prevention with penicillin. Significant outbreaks of rheumatic fever, however, occurred in the United States of America during the last two decades of the 20th century, [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and sporadic cases continue to be encountered across the nation.…”

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