According to the Young Minds Matter study, mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are experienced by approximately one in seven or 560,000 young people in Australia. These disorders can often have a significant impact on children’s learning and development and on family life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Topics

Four Telethon Kids Institute researchers from a diverse range of fields have been named as finalists for the prestigious 2022 Premier’s Science Awards. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2022
• July

The Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus pharyngeal carriage rates seen in Uganda (15.9%) are higher than the most recent pooled results globally, at 12% ...

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

School attendance should therefore be a priority for all schools, and not just those with high rates of absence or low average achievement. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• March 2017

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

Two highly respected Telethon Kids Institute researchers have been named as finalists in the 2018 Premier’s Science Awards. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

To describe the clinical epidemiology of children receiving cochlear implants, as well as the management and outcomes of cochlear implant infections and adherence to infection prevention measures. ...

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

Acute rheumatic fever is infrequently diagnosed in sub-Saharan African countries despite the high prevalence of rheumatic heart disease. We aimed to determine the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in northern and western Uganda. ...

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

Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are an important cause of sepsis in immunosuppressed children. We reviewed the effectiveness of risk-stratified addition of vancomycin to empiric febrile neutropenia therapy among 107 children with leukemia or undergoing an allogeneic transplant. ...

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

The Pre-school Osteoarticular Infection (POI) study aimed to describe the burden of disease, epidemiology, microbiology and treatment of acute osteoarticular infections (OAI) and the role of Kingella kingae in these infections. ...

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