We aimed to determine the significance of minor heart valve abnormalities, including Borderline RHD, in predicting the future risk of acute rheumatic fever. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• July 2015

With advancing paediatric healthcare, the use of central venous lines has become a fundamental part of management of neonates and children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• April 2015

Building on the foundation of the first RHD forum, over 150 interested participants met to discuss critical issues on the RHD landscape. ...

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

We review GAS transmission characteristics and prevention strategies, historical and geographical trends and report on the estimated global burden disease... ...

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

Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• December 2012

Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations, and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• December 2012

In Australia, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is almost exclusively restricted to Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people with children being... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• November 2012

Globally, ARF and RHD cause more than a quarter of a million deaths and substantial disability each year. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• August 2012

Contemporary data for the global burden of sore throat and group A Streptococcus (Strep A) pharyngitis are required to understand the frequency of disease and develop value propositions for Strep A vaccines. ...

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

In 2019, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services carried out an integrated mass drug administration (MDA) for the treatment of scabies and lymphatic filariasis in the Northern Division of Fiji. We conducted a retrospective micro-costing exercise focused on the cost of scabies control in order to inform budgeting and policy decision making in an endemic setting. ...

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