A multifaceted intervention was implemented using quality improvement and chronic care model approaches to improve delivery of penicillin prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

This strategy did not improve adherence to rheumatic heart disease secondary prophylaxis within the study time frame. ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

The rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys. Community engagement is essential for ensuring follow-up and the effective delivery of secondary prophylaxis. ...

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• 2018
• April 2018

Young people with screening-detected RHD have worse health outcomes than screen-negative cases in Fiji. ...

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• 2017
• August 2017

We report the impact on Strongyloides seroprevalence after two oral ivermectin mass drug administrations (MDAs) delivered 12 months apart in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Differences in the immune response, detectable by gene expression, between individuals who are susceptible to ARF and those who are not ...

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• 2014
• December 2014

We conducted a retrospective review for all cases of S aureus bacteremia and sterile site infections, for children under 15 years, in northern Australia over... ...

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• 2014
• March 2014

An international research team led by Telethon Kids Institute has been awarded a $5 million Synergy Grant by the NHMRC. ...

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• 2021
• October

Invasive group A streptococcal disease in children includes deep soft tissue infection, bacteraemia, bacteraemic pneumonia, meningitis and osteomyelitis ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• November 2014