A surge in invasive group A streptococcal reports in Australia has prompted Telethon Kids Institute researchers to call for a unified national public health response, with cases tipped to increase. ...

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• 2023

A Telethon Kids Institute study has suggested the seasonal flu vaccine for children could also protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with the dual benefit easing pressure on hospitals. ...

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• 2023

Telethon Kids Institute researchers will lead a new national clinical trial (COSI-2) to determine whether topical coconut oil can reduce late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants. ...

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• 2021
• November

The 2019 IIC Perth is a clinical training course in childhood infectious diseases, being held in Western Australia for a second time after the success of the first event in 2016. ...

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The State Government has launched the new WA Cohort Studies Research Project Support Program, recognising the value and importance of the three major cohort studies in WA. ...

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