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Published in Emerging Microbes & Infections (Vol. 14, No. 1, 2025)

Objectives To describe diagnostic and management characteristics of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) among participants in the ‘Searching for a Technology-Driven Acute Rheumatic Fever Test’ study, in order...

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