We used population data on Western Australian singletons born from 1984 to 1999 (n = 398,353) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of children... ...

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• 2011
• March 2011

Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, or 'meningococcus'. It is an uncommon but very serious disease that can result in death if not recognised and treated quickly. ...

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Streptococcus A is a bacterium often found in the throat and on the skin. ...

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These data support that children are not just 'little adults' in the AMR era, and analyses by age group are important to detect differences in antibiotic susceptibility ...

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• 2020
• June 2020

Asha Brad Glenn Jonathan Marianne Tim Bowen Farrant Pearson Carapetis AM Mullane Barnett AC BM G JR MM TB BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM BSc (Hons), PhD BA (Education) PhD Candidate AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (OT) PhD Head, Healthy Skin and ...

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Jenefer Timo Sarra Genevieve Jonathan Blackwell Lassmann Jamieson Syn Carapetis AM JM T SE GS JR BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc (Hons), PhD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Head, ...

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Cancers in children are very different from cancers in adults - in most cases they appear to strike simply at random. They also develop differently and can spread more rapidly and aggressively. And because cancers in children are not obviously linked to their lifestyles, much work is needed to pinpoint their cause. ...

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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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Indigenous children in colonised nations experience high rates of health disparities linked to historical trauma resulting from displacement and dispossession, as well as ongoing systemic racism. Skin infections and their complications are one such health inequity, with the highest global burden described in remote-living Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (hereafter respectfully referred to as Aboriginal) children. Yet despite increasing urbanisation, little is known about the skin infection burden for urban-living Aboriginal children. ...

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• 2024
• January 2024

Asha Cheryl John Jonathan Marianne Bowen Bridge Jacky Carapetis AM Mullane AC CB JJ JR MM BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (OT) Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Head, Kulunga Aboriginal Unit / Aboriginal ...

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Asha Cheryl John Jonathan Marianne Bowen Bridge Jacky Carapetis AM Mullane AC CB JJ JR MM BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (OT) Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Head, Kulunga Aboriginal Unit / Aboriginal ...

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Papua New Guinea (PNG) introduced the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2014, with administration at 1, 2, and 3 months of age. PCV13 has reduced or eliminated carriage of vaccine types in populations with low pneumococcal carriage prevalence, carriage density and serotype diversity. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021