Modelling study of the ability to diagnose acute rheumatic fever at different levels of the Ugandan healthcare system

• Emmy Okello,
• Craig Sable,
• Andrea Z Beaton,
• Chris T Longenecker,
• Jonathan Carapetis,
• Joselyn Rwebembera,
• Jenifer Atala,
• Emma Ndagire,
• Tom Parks,
• Jafesi Pulle,
• Rachel Sarnacki,
• Nicholas Ollberding,
• Asha Bowen,
• Collins Agaba,
• Murali Meghna,
• Rosemary Kansiime,
• Linda Oyella,
• Huaiyu Zang

Affiliations

Emmy Okello

Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda

Craig Sable

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Andrea Z Beaton

3 The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati - OH, United States, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Chris T Longenecker

1 Cardiology, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Jonathan Carapetis

3 Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Joselyn Rwebembera

1 Uganda Heart Institute Ltd, Kampala, Uganda

Jenifer Atala

1 Uganda Heart Institute Ltd, Kampala, Uganda

Emma Ndagire

1 Uganda Heart Institute Ltd, Kampala, Uganda

Tom Parks

7 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Jafesi Pulle

1 Uganda Heart Institute Ltd, Kampala, Uganda

Rachel Sarnacki

2 Children`s National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Nicholas Ollberding

Rehabilitation, Exercise, and Nutrition Sciences, Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Asha Bowen

2 Infectious Diseases Department, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia

Collins Agaba

Medical Research Council (MRC)/Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)—Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda

Murali Meghna

Division of Cardiology, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA

Rosemary Kansiime

Department of RHD Research, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda

Linda Oyella

Department of RHD Research, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda

Huaiyu Zang

Division of Cardiology, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA