Australian governments have used vaccine mandates to drive high uptake of routine childhood vaccines and adult Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza vaccines. We sought to understand the attitudes of Western Australian parents regarding mandating COVID-19 vaccines for children, interviewing 44 parents of children aged up to 18 years between May and December 2021. Transcripts were analysed to ascertain parents' attitudes and sources of reasoning. ...

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Deborah Lea-Ann Peter Peter Ruth Lehmann Kirkham Jacoby Richmond Thornton D LK PJ PC RT AO, MBBS, MSc PhD BA (Hons) MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD Honorary Emeritus Fellow Co-Head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group; Microbiology Lead, ...

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CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) results in early-onset epilepsy and lifelong cognitive and motor impairments. With no validated measure for communication in CDD, this study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales-Developmental Profile Infant Toddler Checklist. ...

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We have demonstrated the potential use of Bayesian Networks in improving antibiotic selection for children with osteomyelitis ...

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• 2020
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Gina Anna Heather Trapp Gannett Croll GT AG HC BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc, MSc BHSc ARC DECRA Fellow & Head of Food and Nutrition Research Research Assistant Program Coordinator 0410 589 374 6319 1464 08 6319 1469 Gina.Trapp@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Skin infections are a significant cause of severe disease, requiring hospitalization in Western Australian children, particularly with Aboriginal children ...

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• 2017
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Pregnancy is a time of vulnerability for vitamin D insufficiency, and there is an emerging literature associating low levels of 25(OH)-vitamin D with... ...

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• 2014
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Despite advances in neonatal intensive care, babies admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) suffer from adverse outcomes. We aim to describe the longer-term respiratory infectious morbidity of infants discharged from NICU using state-wide population-based linked data in Western Australia. ...

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Elevated antimicrobial proteins and peptides and cytokines in middle ear effusion are a marker of inflammation and bacterial persistence ...

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• 2019
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This paper examines the use of a new antibiotic to treat diarrhoea cause by Cryptosporidium infection in Australian Indigenous children. ...

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Participation in the preschool influenza vaccination program remains low with parents unconvinced of the benefits and safety of influenza vaccine ...

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To describe the clinical epidemiology of children receiving cochlear implants, as well as the management and outcomes of cochlear implant infections and adherence to infection prevention measures. ...

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• 2022
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