Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease report of a WHO Expert Consultation, Geneva, 29 October - 1 November, 2001.
| Author/creator | WHO Expert Consultation on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Geneva : World Health Organization, |
| Description | vii, 122 p. : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | WHO technical report series, 0512-3054 ; 923 World Health Organization technical report series ; 923. 0512-3054 UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Introduction -- Epidemiology of group A streptococci, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease -- Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever -- Diagnosis of rheumatic fever -- Diagnosis of rheumatic fever and assessment of valvular disease using echocardiography -- The role of the microbiology laboratory in the diagnosis of streptococcal infections and rheumatic fever -- Chronic rheumatic heart disease -- Medical management of rheumatic fever -- Surgery for rheumatic heart disease -- Primary prevention of rheumatic fever -- Secondary prevention of rheumatic fever -- Infective endocarditis -- Prospects for a streptococcal vaccine -- The socioeconomic burden of rheumatic fever -- Planning and implementation of national programmes for the prevention and control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| General note | "A WHO Expert Consultation on Rheumatic Fever (RF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) met in WHO/HQ, Geneva from 29 October to 1 November 2001 to update the WHO Technical Report 764 on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, first published in 1988"--P. 1. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9241209232 |
| ISBN | 9789241209236 |
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