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- 2018
Paediatric acute rheumatic fever in developed countries: Neglected or negligible disease? Results from an observational study in Lombardy (Italy)DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.2.135 Keywords: acute rheumatic fever, epidemiology, hospitalization, children, adolescent, paediatric, Italy Abstract: Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) is a multisystemic disease that results from an autoimmune reaction due to group A streptococcal infection. The disease affects predominantly children aged 5 to 15 years and although its incidence in developed Countries declined since the early 1900s, to date there is a paucity of data that confirm this epidemiological trend
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