
Profile of secondary prophylaxis among children with rheumatic heart disease in Alexandria, Egypt / Bassili, A.
Tác giả : Bassili, A.
Năm xuất bản : 2000
Chủ đề : 1. Child. 2. Epidemiologic Studies. 3. Patient Education as Topic. 4. Preventive Medicine. 5. Rheumatic Heart Disease. 6. Risk Factors.
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Tóm tắt : | 437-446 A cross-sectional study was conducted in specialist children's hospitals in Alexandria, which aimed to evaluate the current regimen of secondary prophylaxis for children suffering from rheumatic heart disease. Two-thirds of the patients had complied with their prophylactic regimen. Prophylactic failure occurred in one-third of the patients, raising doubts about the efficacy of the brands of penicillin prescribed. Recurrence of rheumatic fever was recorded in 37.3% of the patients, with semiurban or rural residence and non-compliance with secondary prophylaxis the significant risk factors. These unsatisfactory findings suggest the need for a more effective strategy of primary and secondary prophylaxis for controlling rheumatic fever in our community |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118889 |