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        Tonsils at Telethon: developing a standardised collection of tonsil photographs for group A streptococcal (GAS) research

        Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections, such as pharyngitis and impetigo, can lead to rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations experience high rates of RHD and GAS skin infection, yet rates of GAS pharyngitis are unclear.  ...

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        Estimated Therapy Costs and Downstream Cost Consequences of iBASIS-Video Interaction to Promote Positive Parenting Intervention vs Usual Care Among Children Displaying Early Behavioral Signs of Autism in Australia

        The growing global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is associated with increasing costs for support services. Ascertaining the effects of a successful preemptive intervention for infants showing early behavioral signs of autism on human services budgets is highly policy relevant. ...

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        The course and prognostic capability of motor difficulties in infants showing early signs of autism

        Delays within the motor domain are often overlooked as an early surveillance marker for autism. The present study evaluated motor difficulties and its potential as an early predictive marker for later autism likelihood in a cohort of infants showing early behavioral signs of autism aged 9-14 months. The motor domain was evaluated using the motor subscales of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning at baseline, and at a 6-month follow-up. ...

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        Can positive mindsets be protective against stress and isolation experienced during the covid-19 pandemic? A mixed methods approach to understanding emotional health and wellbeing needs of perinatal women

        The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional health and wellbeing and support needs of perinatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand their experiences and need for support. This is a potentially vulnerable group and a critical developmental phase for women and infants. ...

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        Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder According to Maternal-Race Ethnicity and Country of Birth: A Register-Based Study

        An increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children of immigrant backgrounds has been observed ...

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        A randomised controlled trial of an iPad-based application to complement early behavioural intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder

        Technology-based interventions may provide a relatively low-cost addition to existing therapist-delivered interventions for children with ASD ...

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        Genetics of Otitis Media

        Sarra Jenefer Jamieson Blackwell SE JM BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA Senior Research Fellow Head, Genetics & Health sarra.jamieson@telethonkids.org.au Jenefer.Blackwell@telethonkids.org.au Senior Research ...

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        Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea: clinical, microbiological and immunological predictors of disease

        Christopher Deborah Hannah Lea-Ann Peter Blyth Lehmann Moore Kirkham Richmond CC D HC LK PC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD AO, MBBS, MSc OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and ...

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        Arylsulphatase A Pseudodeficiency (ARSA-PD), hypertension and chronic renal disease in Aboriginal Australians

        Traits associated with CVD, CRD and T2D in Aboriginal Australians provide novel insight into function of Arylsulphatase A Pseudodeficiency variants ...

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        Defining the pediatric response to SARS-CoV-2 variants

        The global population has been severely affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, however, with older age identified as a risk factor, children have been underprioritized. This article discusses the factors contributing to the less severe response observed in children following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including, differing viral entry receptor expression and immune responses. ...

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        Reduction in disparity for pneumonia hospitalisations between Australian indigenous and non-Indigenous children

        In the 1990s pneumonia hospitalisation rates in Western Australia (WA) were 13 times higher in Indigenous children than in non-Indigenous children... ...

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        Establishing a national platform for the provision of evidence based practice in Prader-Willi syndrome

        Helen Jenny Leonard Downs HM JA MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD Principal Research Fellow Program Head, Development and Disability +61 419 956 946 08 6319 1763 helen.leonard@telethonkids.org.au Jenny.Downs@telethonkids.org.au Principal Research ...

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