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SynthesisIndian journal of pediatrics2022

Burden of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Rheumatic Fever, and Rheumatic Heart Disease in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jyoti Dixit, Sehr Brar, Shankar Prinja

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Synthesis in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jyoti DixitDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Sehr BrarDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Shankar PrinjaDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. shankarprinja@gmail.com.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo estimate the burden of group A streptococcal pharyngitis (GAS) pharyngitis, rheumatic fever (RF), and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in India using existing data sources, as well as to recognize the most serious gaps in GAS disease burden data.

methodsFour electronic databases-PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science were searched using a comprehensive search strategy. Data were identified primarily from observational studies including school surveys, community-based and hospital-based studies. The standard methodological procedures as per Cochrane guidelines were used. Eligible studies were pooled for estimating prevalence, incidence, and case fatality rate using R software version 3.3.3. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO; registration number CRD42018075742.

resultsThe pooled prevalence of GAS pharyngitis among asymptomatic children and pharyngitis cases aged 5 to 15 y was estimated as 2.79 percent [95% Confidence interval (CI): 1.58-4.89] and 13 percent (95% CI: 3.18-41.97), respectively. The prevalence rate of rheumatic fever was found to be 0.04% (95% CI: 0.01-0.17). The pooled prevalence rate of RHD among children aged 5-15 y using clinical auscultation and echocardiography was estimated as 0.36 percent (95% CI: 0.02-7.52) and 0.28 percent (95% CI: 0.08-1.03), respectively.

conclusionThe study emphasizes the importance of developing a population-based surveillance framework to track patterns, management strategies, and outcomes in order to develop informed recommendations for launching contextual measures to regulate RF and RHD.

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PharyngitisRheumatic FeverRheumatic Heart DiseaseStreptococcal InfectionsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCost of IllnessHumansIncidenceIndiaPopulation SurveillanceStreptococcus pyogenesBurdenGAS pharyngitisPrevalenceRheumatic feverRheumatic heart disease

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