A Telethon Kids researcher focused on ensuring kids are protected from infectious diseases will be named among WA’s most outstanding young scientists at the upcoming 2021 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. ...

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• 2021
• September

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) reduced the risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a randomized clinical trial. We aimed to assess the real-world effectiveness of PCV on RSV-hospitalizations among Western Australian infants. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

Antimicrobials are the most commonly prescribed drug class in children. Overuse through inappropriate prescribing is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance and is recognized as one of the top 10 threats to global health by the World Health Organization. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Invasive fungal infections are more common in children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and in relapsed disease ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019

One in four ED presentations in WA children are for ARIs, representing a significant out-of-hospital burden with some evidence of geographical disparity ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

Increased collaboration and engagement across all sectors can optimise the use of linked data to help reduce the burden of infectious diseases ...

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• 2018
• June 2018

We will investigate the relationship between PCV coverage and VT carriage among undervaccinated children in Asia and the Pacific ...

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• 2018
• May 2018

Chart review to validate linked microbiological data ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Coinfection is not associated with increased clinical severity, but further investigations by pathogen pairs are warranted ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

For more than a decade, Telethon Kids Institute and Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research have been fighting against killer infectious diseases. ...

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• 2016
• May