The aim of our investigation was to assess the chemical composition of a range of e-liquids available in Australia, focusing on nicotine and other potentially harmful compounds ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• February 2019

We have also been engaged with and excited by the attempts to adopt a public health approach to the care and protection of children as described throughout this book ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• January 2019

Only the minority of parent-reported allergies in pediatric surgical patients were specialist confirmed and likely to be clinically relevant ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• February 2019

Listed are the Telethon Kids Institute research teams involved in our Infection and Vaccines Program. This program sits under the Early Environment research theme. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment

Receiving vaccines at or close to their due date (vaccination timeliness) is a now key measure of program performance. However, studies comprehensively examining predictors of delayed infant vaccination are lacking. We aimed to identify predictors of short and longer-term delays in diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination by dose number and ethnicity. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• August 2020

With the deadly and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, there is global concern about the danger of contaminating healthcare workers (HCW), particularly during airway management of infected patients. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• July 2020

The risk of entry to state care during infancy is increasing, both here in England and abroad, with most entering within a week of birth ('newborns'). However, little is known about these infants or of their pathways through care over early childhood. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major global public health concern. However, there is a dearth of literature on whether MDR-TB and its medications impact maternal and perinatal outcomes, and when such evidence exists the findings are conflicting. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of MDR-TB and its medications during pregnancy on maternal and perinatal outcomes. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020

This study examined associations among preschool attendance, home learning activities, stunting status, and early child development using data from the validation study of the East Asia–Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• August 2020

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a serious health challenge with low survival prognosis. The liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, plays a role in the aetiology of CCA, through hepatobiliary abnormalities: liver mass (LM), bile duct dilation, and periductal fibrosis (PDF). A population-based CCA screening program, the Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program, operates in Northeast Thailand. Hepatobiliary abnormalities were identified through ultrasonography. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020