Publications by authors named "Khalid M Ali Sulafa"
Front Cardiovasc Med
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a preventable condition arising from group A strep infections, causing significant heart issues, especially in children and young adults in Sudan and similar countries.
- In response to the WHO's 2018 call for improved management guidelines, Sudan's health authorities, with WHO support, updated protocols for diagnosing and treating acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and RHD using evidence from literature between 2000 and 2022.
- The new guidelines feature simplified diagnostic algorithms for bacterial pharyngitis and ARF, emphasizing initial penicillin treatment at primary care and proposing echocardiography for more accurate diagnosis, though its broad adoption is currently unfeasible.
