Children in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are at high risk of pneumococcal infections. We investigated pneumococcal carriage rates, serotype distribution, and antimicrobial susceptibility in PNG children after vaccination with 10-valent or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV10; PCV13). ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

To assess potential benefits and direct healthcare cost savings with expansion of an existing childhood influenza immunisation program, we developed a dynamic transmission model for the state of Western Australia, evaluating increasing coverage in children < 5 years and routinely immunising school-aged children. ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Characterised by varying degrees of difficulties in communication skills and social abilities, one in every 100 individuals will have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition. While autism is known to run in families, the exact causes remain unknown. ...

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André Timo Anthony Kathryn Peter Sam Alex Bep Thomas Schultz Lassmann Kicic Ramsey Richmond Buckberry Brown Uink Iosifidis AS T A KR PC SB AB BU TI MBChB, PhD, FRACP BSc (Hons) MSc PhD BSc (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons), PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BSc, BHlthSc ...

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Respiratory syncytial virus is pervasive across multiple severity levels and diagnoses. Vaccines targeting children <3 months must be prioritized ...

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• 2020
• June 2020

This review will discuss the necessary steps required for a Bayesian adaptive platform trial to optimize treatment of pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis ...

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• 2019
• March 2019

Bronchiolitis is a respiratory infection, usually occurring in babies under six months of age. It causes them to wheeze and can lead to pneumonia. Researchers are focusing on vaccines against the virus which commonly causes it. ...

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Immunisation is the most effective way of protecting your child against a range of serious illnesses, including measles, hepatitis B and whooping cough. All vaccines used in Australia undergo stringent testing and ongoing monitoring. ...

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We used population data on Western Australian singletons born from 1984 to 1999 (n = 398,353) to examine the sociodemographic characteristics of children... ...

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• 2011
• March 2011

Andrew Helen Jenny Nada Peter Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Leonard Downs Murphy Jacoby AJ HM JA NM PJ PhD MBChB MPH BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD MAPP BA (Hons) MSc Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids and ...

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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

Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) are a major cause of hospitalisation in young children ...

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• 2010
• December 2010