Immediate plating of impetigo swabs is the gold standard for bacterial recovery but is rarely feasible in remote regions. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• April 2013

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• December 2022

Christopher Asha Blyth Bowen CC AC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious ...

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• Projects

Asha Dr Anita Keerthi Bowen Campbell Anpalagan AC AC KA BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD MBBS, DCH, PG DipPID, FRACP, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

To determine the ability to accurately diagnose acute rheumatic fever given the resources available at three levels of the Ugandan healthcare system. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

Health service utilisation in this setting may be enhanced by improving general awareness of the significance of childhood skin infections ...

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

Asha Jonathan Bowen Carapetis AM AC JR BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Executive ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment
• Developmental Origins of Child Health
• Expired projects

Achieving healthy skin requires the prevention of infectious diseases that affect the skin. Prevention activities range from environmental health improvements to address inequities in living situations, through to community-wide treatment programs to reduce transmission and improve skin health. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

Children with cochlear implants are at increased risk of invasive pneumococcal disease, with national and international guidelines recommending additional pneumococcal vaccines for these children. This study aimed to examine the pneumococcal immunization status and rate of invasive pneumococcal disease in children with cochlear implants at a tertiary paediatric hospital over a 12-year period. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

This study aimed to address the acceptance of mHealth applications for a dental screening app that facilitates patient information entry and captures dental photos remotely to assist in caries diagnosis in preschool children in Australia. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023