Systematic review of antibiotic duration and timing of intravenous to oral switch for paediatric infectious diseases and evidence-graded recommendations ...

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• 2016
• August 2016

These summary measures can also be used to quantify the component of variation in epidemiology that is related to sociodemographic development. ...

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• 2015
• August 2015

Itraconazole remains a first-line antifungal agent for certain fungal infections in children, including allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and sporotrichosis, but poor attainment of therapeutic drug levels is frequently observed with available oral formulations. A formulation of 'SUper BioAvailability itraconazole' (SUBA-itraconazole; Lozanoc®) has been developed, with adult studies demonstrating rapid and reliable attainment of therapeutic levels, yet paediatric data are lacking. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

Jenefer Blackwell JM BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA Head, Genetics & Health Jenefer.Blackwell@telethonkids.org.au Head, Genetics & Health Professor Blackwell's major interest is genetic epidemiology of infectious disease, and ...

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Brad Carrington Fiona Farrant Shepherd Stanley BM CCJ FJ BSc (Hons), PhD PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Honorary Research ...

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Deborah Jean-Francois Lea-Ann Peter Ruth Strickland Lauzon-Joset Kirkham Richmond Thornton DH JFLJ LK PC RT PhD PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic Program Senior Research Officer Co-Head, Bacterial ...

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Asha Jonathan Bowen Carapetis AM AC JR BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Brad Carrington Fiona Farrant Shepherd Stanley BM CCJ FJ BSc (Hons), PhD PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Honorary Research ...

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Rheumatic heart disease is the largest contributor to cardiac-related mortality in children worldwide. Outcomes in endemic settings after its antecedent illness, acute rheumatic fever, are not well understood. We aimed to describe 3-5 year mortality, acute rheumatic fever recurrence, changes in carditis, and correlates of mortality after acute rheumatic fever.  ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

Scabies is one of the world’s most prevalent diseases, with approximately 147 million cases at any one time and an estimated annual incidence of 455 million new episodes. Although Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), impetigo caused by GAS has recently been postulated as a link between scabies and the pathogenesis of ARF. ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

Presence of bacterial otopathogen in the middle ear during ventilation tube insertion was a predictor of children at-risk of repeat ventilation tube insertion ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

The framework for appropriately identifying and managing at-risk pregnant and lactating women requiring PrEP is poorly defined ...

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• 2019
• April 2019