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. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

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. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Breastfeeding within the first hour of life has been shown to reduce high neonatal mortality by 22%. ...

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• 2013
• March 2013

Few children and adolescents receiving BPG as secondary prophylaxis will achieve concentrations >0.02 mg/L for the majority of the time between injections ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Skin infections such as impetigo and scabies are highly contagious, and can lead to serious health complications without treatment. These types of skin infections are major problems in remote Aboriginal communities. ...

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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. ...

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• 2021
• July 2021

Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged over the COVID-19 pandemic. The implications for COVID-19 severity in children worldwide are unclear. The objective was to determine whether the dominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) were associated with differences in COVID-19 severity among hospitalized children. ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a significant risk of hospitalisation, death, and prolonged impact on quality of life. Evaluation of new treatment options and optimising therapeutic management of people hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 infection remains essential, but rapid changes in pandemic conditions and potential therapies have limited the utility of traditional approaches to randomised controlled trials. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Combination antibiotic therapy with an antitoxin agent, such as clindamycin, is included in some guidelines for severe, toxin-mediated Staphylococcus aureus infections. The evidence to support this practice is currently limited to in vitro, animal and observational human case-series data, with no previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

We report osteomyelitis incidence in indigenous children of northern Australia is amongst the highest reported in the world ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

This study will identify the incidence of true Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis and serological responses to Group A Streptococcal GAS skin infections ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Asha Dr Anita Keerthi Bowen Campbell Anpalagan AC AC KA BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD MBBS, DCH, PG DipPID, FRACP, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship B.Biomed (Hons) Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Infectious Diseases Physician, Deputy ...

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