Human genetic research promises to deliver a range of health benefits to the population. Here we consider how the different levels of Indigenous research... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• December 2012

This study was designed to determine the sensitivity and reproducibility of recovering anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spot (DBS) samples ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• September 2017

To describe antibiotic treatment durations that pediatric infectious diseases (ID) and critical care clinicians usually recommend for bloodstream infections in critically ill children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

To characterise the epidemiology, clinical features and treatment of paediatric cellulitis. Methods A retrospective study of children presenting to a paediatric tertiary hospital in Western Australia, Australia in 2018. ...

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

We have closely followed the international literature about severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) transmission dynamics in children (aged 0–18 years).2 Evidence‐informed discussion about school attendance in the context of COVID‐19 is a high priority and this complex subject requires weighted expert review of the literature to accurately inform policy. As paediatricians and infectious diseases specialists, we wish to highlight important considerations when interpreting the available data. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• March 2021

During a pandemic when hospitals are stretched and patients need isolation, the role of hospital-in-the-home (HITH) providing acute medical care at home has never been more relevant. We aimed to define and address the challenges to acute home care services posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• October 2020

Chris Deborah Peter Tanisha Greta Karina Brennan-Jones Lehmann Richmond Cayley Bernabei Tao C D PC TC GB KT PhD AO, MBBS, MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BBiomed (Hons) BSc B.SpLPath&Aud, MClincAud, PhD Head, Ear Health Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head, ...

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We write this perspective to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance as an issue in Indigenous primary health care ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Group A β-haemolytic Streptococcus (GAS), a Gram-positive bacterium, causes skin, mucosal and systemic infections. Repeated GAS infections can lead to autoimmune diseases acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia have the highest rates of ARF and RHD in the world. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• March 2022

We assessed the impact of PCV on all-cause and pathogen-specific pneumonia hospitalizations in Western Australian (WA) children aged 16 years. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• March 2018

The interaction between genotype and Epstein Barr virus emerges as relevant for multiple sclerosis etiology. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• May 2013