Key references: Diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever

  • Katzenellenbogen JM, Bond-Smith D, Seth RJ, Dempsey K, Cannon J, Stacey I, et al. Contemporary incidence and prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia using linked data: the case for policy change. J Am Heart Assoc 2020;9(19):e016851. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32924748
  • RHDAustralia (ARF/RHD writing group). The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (3rd edition). Darwin, NT: RHD Australia; 2020. https://www.rhdaustralia.org.au/arf-rhd-guideline