Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients who developed adverse events following Benzathine penicillin G injection for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic heart disease: a cross-sectional study from three university hospitals in Ethiopia
Abraha Hailu Weldegerima, Dejuma Yadeta, Marta Yemane, Gabriele Wehr, Christian Leuner, Samuel Berhane, Abadi Leul, Tadesse Dukessa, Abraham HaileamlakMekelle University. Addis Ababa University. Etiopia-Witten Development Aid Association. Jimma University.Ethiopia Cardiovascular Journal of AfricaCardiovasc J Africa 2025; 36: 590-600DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2025-080 AbstractBackground: Intramuscular (IM) Benzathine penicillin G administration (BPG) is essential to prevent the progression of acute rheumatic fever […]
