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Revised Jones Criteria 2015 / Jones criteria 2015 for acute rheumatic fever
Major and minor criteria of acute rheumatic fever according to AHA 2015, separately for populations at low and at moderate/high risk
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Revised Jones Criteria 2015 / Jones criteria 2015 for acute rheumatic fever: What does this calculator compute?
Jones criteria 2015 (American Heart Association, Gewitz 2015) for acute rheumatic fever: a prerequisite is evidence of a group A streptococcal infection. First episode: 2 major criteria or 1 major and 2 minor criteria; recurrent episode additionally 3 minor criteria. Thresholds for arthritis, fever and ESR depend on the population (Austria: low risk). With reservations: table from a freely accessible review.
Revised Jones Criteria 2015 / Jones criteria 2015 for acute rheumatic fever: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Gewitz MH, Baltimore RS, Tani LY, et al.; American Heart Association: Revision of the Jones Criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever in the era of Doppler echocardiography: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (Circulation 131:1806–1818) (2015); Szczygielska I, Hernik E, Kołodziejczyk B, et al.: Rheumatic fever – new diagnostic criteria (Reumatologia 56:37–41) (2018); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever