Influenza is the most common vaccine-preventable disease in Australia, causing significant morbidity and mortality. We assessed the burden of influenza across all ages in terms of influenza-associated mortality and hospitalizations using national mortality, hospital-discharge and influenza surveillance data. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

Children born to parents with intellectual disability (ID) have been shown as disproportionally represented in child protection services however with limited population-based research. ...

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

Intellectual and developmental disabilities are heterogeneous in aetiology and presentation, and one cannot make assumptions about the oral health barriers of those with Rett syndrome (RTT) based on findings from generic studies. This study investigated caregivers' perceptions regarding access to dental care for those with RTT, and associations of dental treatments received by those with RTT with their caregivers' perceived value of oral health and perception of their own as well as their daughter's dental anxiety. ...

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

Altered mental status is a major criterion for a diagnosis of encephalitis to be made with alteration in behavior, a key manifestation of altered mental status. We reviewed all evaluated cases identified by the Australian Childhood Encephalitis study between May 2013 and June 2018. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) consists of EGFR, ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4. These receptors play key roles in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, cell migration, and in some cases, tumor promotion. ...

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

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity, however there is no systematic testing in children hospitalised with respiratory symptoms. Therefore, current RSV incidence likely underestimates the true burden. ...

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

There is a high incidence of vaccine-preventable morbidity post-allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in West Australian children ...

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

Population-based primary prevention of ARF through sore throat management may be effective in well-resourced settings like New Zealand ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and was not associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy ...

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

Non-Aspergillus molds and non-albicans Candida contributed substantially to pediatric invasive fungal infection in our study ...

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