Toward the Knowledge of the Epidemiological Impact of Acute Rheumatic Fever in Italy

• Main Authors: Antonino Maria Quintilio Alberio (Author), Filippo Pieroni (Author), Alessandro Di Gangi (Author), Susanna Cappelli (Author), Giulia Bini (Author), Sarah Abu-Rumeileh (Author), Alessandro Orsini (Author), Alice Bonuccelli (Author), Diego Peroni (Author), Nadia Assanta (Author), Carla Gaggiano (Author), Gabriele Simonini (Author), Rita Consolini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: To estimate the incidence of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) in Tuscany, a region of Central Italy, evaluating the epidemiological impact of the new diagnostic guidelines, and to analyse our outcomes in the context of the Italian overview.Methods: A multicenter and retrospective study was co...