Peter Lea-Ann Ruth Richmond Kirkham Thornton PC LK RT MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD PhD Head, Vaccine Trials Group Co-Head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group; Microbiology Lead, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases Co-head, ...

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Developed a specific Haemophilus influenzae quantitative PCR (qPCR) that also identifies fucose-negative and protein D-negative strains ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

Asthma is among the commonest noncommunicable diseases of childhood and often occurs with other atopic comorbidities. A previous case-control study found evidence that compared to children who received acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines in early infancy, children who received one or more doses of whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccine had lower risk of developing IgE-mediated food allergy. We hypothesized that wP vaccination in early infancy might protect against atopic asthma in childhood.  ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

The molecular approaches that have been developed for differentiation of NTHi from H. haemolyticus, with the advantages and disadvantages of each target ...

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Pat Belinda Holt Hales PG BJ PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA BSc (Hons) PhD Emeritus Honorary Researcher Senior Manager, Research Platforms Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au belinda.hales@telethonkids.org.au Emeritus Honorary Researcher Senior Manager ...

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Wall teichoic acid may be important for protecting S. aureus against exposure to bile ...

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• 2016
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B-cell dysfunction persists in patients with HIV receiving long-term antiretroviral therapy. the causes and consequences of this require further investigation. ...

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• 2016
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Bacteria persist within biofilms on the middle ear mucosa of children with recurrent and chronic otitis media however the mechanisms by which these... ...

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• 2013
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Recurrent severe asthma exacerbations are associated with decreased lung growth or accelerated loss of long function and add substantially to cost and morbidity ...

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• 2017
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Lung inflammation resulting from ARIs during infancy is linked to asthma development. ...

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Recurrent acute otitis media (AOM), frequently caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a major paediatric health problem. ...

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• 2013
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Bacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma ...

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• 2010
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