
E142 – Rheumatic fever and heart disease
Australian Prescriber Podcast
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The Drones Criteria for Acute Rheumatic Fever
There's been a drive to reduce antimicrobial prescribing for sore throat presentations. But rates of rheumatic fever have just gone down and down over the decades. In Australia, what we use is a revised set of criteria which is specifically set to pick up cases. It's really important to actively exclude other conditions that could sort of accidentally fulfill those criteria.
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