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Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease by Beaton, Andrea, Okello, Emmy, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Grobler, Anneke, Engelman, Daniel, Alepere, Juliet, Canales, Lesley, Carapetis, Jonathan, DeWyer, Alyssa, Lwabi, Peter, Mirabel, Mariana, Mocumbi, Ana O, Murali, Meghna, Nakitto, Miriam, Ndagire, Emma, Nunes, Maria C.P, Omara, Isaac O, Sarnacki, Rachel, Scheel, Amy, Wilson, Nigel, Zimmerman, Meghan, Zühlke, Liesl, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Sable, Craig A, Steer, Andrew C

“…In a randomized trial of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis in Ugandan children and adolescents with latent rheumatic heart disease, penicillin G benzathine…”
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Dengue fever and chikungunya virus infections: identification in travelers in Uganda - 2017 by Kayiwa, John T, Nankya, Annet M, Ataliba, Irene, Nassuna, Charity A, Omara, Isaac E, Koehler, Jeffrey W, Dye, John M, Mossel, Eric C, Lutwama, Julius J

“…Arboviruses are (re-) emerging viruses that cause significant morbidity globally. Clinical manifestations usually consist of a non-specific febrile illness…”
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Improving the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in low-resource settings through task sharing and decentralization by DeWyer, Alyssa, Scheel, Amy, Otim, Isaac Omara, Longenecker, Christopher T., Okello, Emmy, Ssinabulya, Isaac, Morris, Stephen, Okwir, Mark, Oyang, William, Joyce, Erine, Nabongo, Betty, Sable, Craig, Alencherry, Ben, Tompsett, Alison, Aliku, Twalib, Beaton, Andrea

“…Background: Task sharing of TTE may improve capacity for heart failure diagnosis and management in patients in remote, low-resource settings but the impact on…”
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Determining the Risk of Developing Rheumatic Heart Disease Following a Negative Screening Echocardiogram by Zimmerman, Meghan, Scheel, Amy, DeWyer, Alyssa, Nambogo, Jane-Liz, Otim, Isaac Omara, Tompsett, Alison, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Okello, Emmy, Sable, Craig, Beaton, Andrea

“…Screening echocardiograms can detect early-stage rheumatic heart disease (RHD), offering a chance to limit progression. Implementation of screening programs is…”
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Active Case Finding for Rheumatic Fever in an Endemic Country by Okello, Emmy, Ndagire, Emma, Atala, Jenifer, Bowen, Asha C, DiFazio, Marc P, Harik, Nada S, Longenecker, Chris T, Lwabi, Peter, Murali, Meghna, Norton, Scott A, Omara, Isaac Otim, Oyella, Linda Mary, Parks, Tom, Pulle, Jafesi, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Sarnacki, Rachel J, Spurney, Christopher F, Stein, Elizabeth, Tochen, Laura, Watkins, David, Zimmerman, Meghan, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Sable, Craig, Beaton, Andrea

“…Background Despite the high burden of rheumatic heart disease in sub-Saharan Africa, diagnosis with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is exceedingly rare. Here, we…”
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Determining the impact of Benzathine penicillin G prophylaxis in children with latent rheumatic heart disease (GOAL trial): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Beaton, Andrea, Okello, Emmy, Engelman, Daniel, Grobler, Anneke, Scheel, Amy, DeWyer, Alyssa, Sarnacki, Rachel, Omara, Isaac Otim, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Sable, Craig, Steer, Andrew

“…Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a high prevalence condition in low- and middle-income countries. Most individuals with RHD present late, missing the…”
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Refining Risk Stratification Among Children With Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease by Beaton, Andrea, Okello, Emmy, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Grobler, Anneke, Engelman, Daniel, Alepere, Juliet, Carapetis, Jonathan, DeWyer, Alyssa, Lwabi, Peter, Mirabel, Mariana, Mocumbi, Ana Olga, Nakitto, Miriam, Ndagire, Emma, Nunes, Maria Carmo P., Omara, Isaac Otim, Sarnacki, Rachel, Scheel, Amy, Wilson, Nigel, Zühlke, Liesl, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Sable, Craig A., Steer, Andrew C.

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Abstract 15349: Factors Associated With Progression of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease by Beaton, Andrea Z, Okello, Emmy, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Engelman, Daniel, Carapetis, Jonathan, DEWYER, ALYSSA, Fall, Ndate, Lwabi, Peter, Mirabel, Mariana, Mocumbi, Ana O, nakitto, miriam, Ndagire, Emma, Nunes, Maria D, Pulle, Jafesi, Omara, Isaac, Sarnacki, Rachel, Scheel, Amy, Wilson, Nigel, Zimmerman, Meghan, Zuhlke, Liesl, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Sable, Craig A, Grobler, Anneke, Steer, Andrew

“…IntroductionSecondary antibiotic prophylaxis improves outcomes for children diagnosed with latent rheumatic heart disease (RHD). However, many children with…”
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Cross-sectional study of population-specific streptococcal antibody titres in Uganda by Okello, Emmy, Murali, Meghna, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Atala, Jenifer, Bowen, Asha C, Harik, Nada, Kaudha, Gloria, Kitooleko, Samalie, Longenecker, Chris, Ndagire, Emma, Omara, Isaac Otim, Oyella, Linda Mary, Parks, Tom, Pulle, Jafesi, Sable, Craig, Sarnacki, Rachel, Stein, Elizabeth, Zimmerman, Meghan, de Klerk, Nicholas, Carapetis, Jonathan, Beaton, Andrea

“…ObjectiveDespite substantial variation of streptococcal antibody titres among global populations, there is no data on normal values in sub-Saharan Africa. The…”
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Abstract 12503: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease by Beaton, Andrea Z, Okello, Emmy, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Grobler, Anneke, Engelman, Daniel, Carapetis, Jonathan, Canales, Lesley, DEWYER, ALYSSA, Lwabi, Peter, Mirabel, Mariana, Mocumbi, Ana O, Murali, Meghna, nakitto, miriam, Ndagire, Emma, Nunes, Maria, Omara, Isaac, Sarnacki, Rachel, Scheel, Amy, Wilson, Nigel, Zimmerman, Meghan, Zuhlke, Liesl, Karthikeyan, Ganesan, Sable, Craig A, Steer, Andrew

“…IntroductionRheumatic heart disease affects 40.5 million people globally and causes 306,000 annual deaths. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart…”
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The impact of a peer support group for children with rheumatic heart disease in Uganda by Scheel, Amy, Beaton, Andrea, Okello, Emmy, Longenecker, Chris T., Otim, Isaac Omara, Lwabi, Peter, Sable, Craig, Webel, Allison R., Aliku, Twalib

“…•Monthly support group for children with RHD consisting of cooperative play and team work, education and social support.•Attendance normalized previously…”
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Incidence of acute rheumatic fever in northern and western Uganda: a prospective, population-based study by Okello, Emmy, Ndagire, Emma, Muhamed, Babu, Sarnacki, Rachel, Murali, Meghna, Pulle, Jafesi, Atala, Jenifer, Bowen, Asha C, DiFazio, Marc P, Nakitto, M G, Harik, Nada S, Kansiime, Rosemary, Longenecker, Chris T, Lwabi, Peter, Agaba, Collins, Norton, Scott A, Omara, Isaac Otim, Oyella, Linda Mary, Parks, Tom, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Spurney, Christopher F, Stein, Elizabeth, Tochen, Laura, Watkins, David, Zimmerman, Meghan, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Sable, Craig A, Beaton, Andrea

“…Acute rheumatic fever is infrequently diagnosed in sub-Saharan African countries despite the high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease. We aimed to determine…”
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