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Evaluating the implementation of a dynamic digital application to enable community-based decentralisation of rheumatic heart disease case management in Uganda: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation study by Minja, Neema W, Pulle, Jafesi, Rwebembera, Joselyn, de Loizaga, Sarah R, Fall, Ndate, Ollberding, Nicholas, Abrams, Jessica, Atala, Jenifer, Kamarembo, Jenipher, Oyella, Linda, Odong, Francis, Nalubwama, Haddy, Nakagaayi, Doreen, Sarnacki, Rachel, Su, Yanfang, Dexheimer, Judith W, Sable, Craig, Longenecker, Chris T, Danforth, Kristen, Okello, Emmy, Beaton, Andrea Zawacki, Watkins, David A

“…IntroductionRheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects over 39 million people worldwide, the majority in low-income and middle-income countries. Secondary…”
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Modelling study of the ability to diagnose acute rheumatic fever at different levels of the Ugandan healthcare system by Ndagire, Emma, Ollberding, Nicholas, Sarnacki, Rachel, Meghna, Murali, Pulle, Jafesi, Atala, Jenifer, Agaba, Collins, Kansiime, Rosemary, Bowen, Asha, Longenecker, Chris T, Oyella, Linda, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Okello, Emmy, Parks, Tom, Zang, Huaiyu, Carapetis, Jonathan, Sable, Craig, Beaton, Andrea Z

“…ObjectiveTo determine the ability to accurately diagnose acute rheumatic fever (ARF) given the resources available at three levels of the Ugandan healthcare…”
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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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Specificity of the Modified Jones Criteria by Pulle, Jafesi, Ndagire, Emma, Atala, Jennifer, Fall, Ndate, Okello, Emmy, Oyella, Linda Mary, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Sable, Craig, Parks, Tom, Sarnacki, Rachel, Nakitto, Miriam, de Loizaga, Sarah R, Wirth, Scott, Carapetis, Jonathan, Beaton, Andrea

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Previous Traditional Medicine Use for Sore Throat among Children Evaluated for Rheumatic Fever in Northern Uganda by Stein, Elizabeth, Pulle, Jafesi, Zimmerman, Meghan, Otim, Isaac, Atala, Jenifer, Rwebembera, Joselyn, Oyella, Linda Mary, Harik, Nada, Okello, Emmy, Sable, Craig, Beaton, Andrea

“…Timely diagnosis of group A streptococcal (GAS) sore throat coupled with appropriate antibiotic treatment is necessary to prevent serious post-streptococcal…”
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Abstract 16768: Improving Detection and Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever in Low Resource Settings by Ndagire, Emma, Jafesi, Pulle, Oyella, Linda, ATALA, JENIFER, Sarnacki, Rachel, Okello, Emmy, Ollberding, Nicholas, Smith, Laurie, SABLE, Craig A, Beaton, Andrea Z

“…IntroductionAcute rheumatic fever (ARF) remains under diagnosed in low resource settings yet it is associated with dire consequences. Application of Jones…”
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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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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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