Describe the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children and adolescents younger than 18 years from Australia and New Zealand ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Invasive group A streptococcal (Strep A) infections occur when Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as beta-hemolytic group A Streptococcus, invades a normally sterile site in the body. This article provides guidelines for establishing surveillance for invasive Strep A infections. The primary objective of invasive Strep A surveillance is to monitor trends in rates of infection and determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive Strep A infection, the age- and sex-specific incidence in the population of a defined geographic area, trends in risk factors, and the mortality rates and rates of nonfatal sequelae caused by invasive Strep A infections. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

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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• 2023
• May 2023

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

This publication compares reaction profiles from food challenges and parent-reported reactions on accidental ingestion, and assess predictors of severe reactions. ...

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• 2017
• March 2017

This review focuses primarily on the beneficial effects for human health of exposure to ultraviolet radiation ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

Targeted public health approaches are required to manage the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in migrants retaining a traditional lifestyle ...

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• 2014
• November 2014

In a sunny country such as Australia, it’s important to identify how to achieve the right amount of sun exposure for good health. We need to be able to harness the benefits of vitamin D and sunlight while remaining protected from the proven dangers of too much UV radiation. ...

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The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] is produced in skin following exposure to sunlight ...

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• 2010
• November 2010

We have produced a protocol for the comprehensive systematic review of the current literature around superficial group A Streptococcal infections in Australia. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

Poor environmental health is prevalent in remote Aboriginal communities and requires further delineation to inform environmental health policy ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

There is a wide spectrum of disease severity in paediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• August 2018