There is limited empiric evidence on the coverage of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) required to generate substantial indirect protection. We investigate the association between population PCV coverage and indirect protection against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumonia hospitalisations among undervaccinated Australian children. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Serotonin (5-HT) is widely implicated as a key neurotransmitter relevant to a range of psychiatric disorders and psychological processes. The role of central nervous 5-HT function underlying these processes can be examined through serotonergic challenge methodologies. ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing in children was linked to specific risk factors, presenting opportunities for targeted interventions to improve prescribing ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• March 2020

Haematological malignancies, although a broad range of specific disease types, continue to show considerable overlap in classification, and patients are... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2015
• May 2015

Invasive group A streptococcal infection in Australian children is frequently severe and has a high long-term morbidity burden ...

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• 2020
• May 2020

The acute tryptophan depletion condition did not result in significant changes to cytokine concentrations for the entire study sample ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• June 2019

Parent–child book reading interventions alone are unlikely to meet needs of children and families for whom the absence of reading is psychosocial risk factor ...

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• 2016
• November 2016

The Wesfarmers Centre is pleased to announce the successful applications for the 2018 Round 1 Wesfarmers Centre Seed Funding. The Wesfarmers Centre ...

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Vaccination is the most effective strategy for preventing influenza infection in pregnancy. ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

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
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• 2021
• December 2021