Nasopharyngeal colonisation with nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is associated with development of infections including pneumonia and otitis media. The 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) uses NTHi Protein D (PD) as a carrier. Papua New Guinean children have exceptionally early and dense NTHi carriage, and high rates of NTHi-associated disease. ...

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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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Christopher Peter Tom Blyth Richmond Snelling CC PC T MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases; Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, ...

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Anthony David Stephen Susan Kicic Martino Stick Prescott A DM SM SL BSc (Hons) PhD BSc PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research Head, Clinical Epigenetics Head, P4 Respiratory Health ...

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This study will assess the effect of adjunctive clindamycin on patient-centred outcomes in severe, toxin-mediated S. aureus infections ...

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Here we focus on the problem of prioritising variants with respect to the observed disease phenotype ...

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Our study suggests that vagus nerve stimulation is a generally safe and effective adjunct treatment for CDKL5-associated epilepsy ...

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We observed an association between Type III DNA methyltransferase presence and Otitis Media-associated middle ear isolates ...

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Although abilities were markedly impaired for the majority with the CDKL5 disorder, some females and a few males had better functional abilities ...

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Total global disability-adjusted life-years remained largely unchanged from 1990 to 2015 ...

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Gastrostomy assisted the management of feeding difficulties and poor weight gain, and was acceptable to families ...

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CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) results in early-onset seizures and severe developmental impairments. A CDD clinical severity assessment (CCSA) was previously developed with clinician and parent-report items to capture information on a range of domains. ...

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