In preparation for the future arrival of a group A Streptococcus (GAS) vaccine, this study estimated the economic and health burdens of GAS diseases in New Zealand. The annual incidence of GAS diseases was based on extrapolation of the average number of primary healthcare episodes managed each year in general practices (2014-2016) and on the average number of hospitalizations occurring each year (2005-2014). Disease incidence was multiplied by the average cost of diagnosing and managing an episode of disease at each level of care to estimate the annual economic burden. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• February 2021

The choice of RHD is telling: the disease is a marker of inequality, a novel lens for considering health systems and a feasible target for disease control. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• October 2017

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a chronic cardiac condition with an infectious aetiology, causing high disease burden in low-income settings. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• November 2017

Adequate resources are needed for maintenance of data quality in acute rheumatic fever/ rheumatic heart disease registers to ensure provision of evidence-based care and accurate assessment of program impact. ...

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• 2017
• May 2017

Longer time since last acute coronary syndrome admission was associated with dispensing fewer medications types and combinations in 2008 ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• December 2016

Pregnancy provides an opportunity to strengthen health system responses and address whole-of-life health for women with rheumatic heart disease ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• December 2019

We review the Group A Streptococcus Human infection studies and present the study protocol for a dose-ranging inpatient study in healthy adults ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

Australia needs a single national pharyngitis guideline to assist in providing rational, consistent and timely antibiotic treatment to patients at high risk of ARF ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• June 2019

Scabies causes considerable morbidity and leads to severe bacterial infection and immune-mediated disease ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• July 2019

Indigenous iTaukei had greater frequency and intensity of contact compared with Fijians of Indian Descent ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• January 2020

ARF is a classical example of an autoimmune syndrome and is of particular immunological interest because it follows a known antecedent infection with group A... ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

This study was unable to demonstrate efficacy of 23vPPV in pregnancy against the co-primary outcomes of either all-cause infant ear disease. ...

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• 2015
• November 2015