Stay the Course: Targeted Evaluation, Accurate Diagnosis, and Treatment of Streptococcal Pharyngitis Prevent Acute Rheumatic Fever

Authors

Robert R. Tanz
Michael H. Gewitz, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Edward L. Kaplan
Stanford T. Shulman

DOI

10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.08.042

Journal Title

The Journal of Pediatrics

First Page

208

Last Page

212

Document Type

Response or Comment

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Department

Pediatrics

Keywords

GAS (Group A streptococcal pharyngitis), ARF (Acute rheumatic fever), RHD (Rheumatic heart disease), APSGN (Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis)

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Tanz, R. R., Gewitz, M. H., Kaplan, E. L., & Shulman, S. T. (2020). Stay the Course: Targeted Evaluation, Accurate Diagnosis, and Treatment of Streptococcal Pharyngitis Prevent Acute Rheumatic Fever. The Journal of Pediatrics, 216, 208-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.08.042