Immune responses after the initial vaccination persisted for the 12 months studied, with little additional response after the booster dose at 6 months ...

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• 2016
• November 2016

Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg BRVUS MD, PhD, DEAA, FANZA Chair of Paediatric anaesthesia, University of Western Australia; Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Perth Children’s Hospital; Team Leader, Perioperative Medicine Team; Program Lead, ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Fasting for surgery is a routine step in the preoperative preparation for surgery. There have however been increasing concerns with regard to the high incidence of prolonged fasting in children, and the subsequent psycho-social distress and physiological consequences that this poses. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

The spatial and temporal variability inherent in malaria transmission within countries implies that targeted interventions for malaria control in high-burden settings and subnational elimination are a practical necessity. Identifying the spatio-temporal incidence, risk, and trends at different administrative geographies within malaria-endemic countries and monitoring them in near real-time as change occurs is crucial for developing and introducing cost-effective, subnational control and elimination intervention strategies. ...

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• 2022
• July 2022

Ms Shona Goldsmith (PhD student University of Sydney), Dr Sarah McIntyre (CP Alliance), Dr Michele Hansen, Prof Nadia Badawi (CP Alliance)   Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability of childhood, and describes a group of permanent ...

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Adam Dan Saddler Weiss AS DW PhD PhD Research Officer Honorary Research Fellow Daniel.Weiss@telethonkids.org.au Research Officer Honorary Research Fellow Adam is experienced in mosquito control interventions and mosquito ecology. He holds a PhD in ...

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Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg BRVUS MD, PhD, DEAA, FANZA Chair of Paediatric anaesthesia, University of Western Australia; Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Perth Children’s Hospital; Team Leader, Perioperative Medicine Team; Program Lead, ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

This study was designed to compare data collected via SMS and telephone for the purposes of monitoring vaccine safety. ...

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• 2015
• June 2015

In 2010, a large outbreak of rotavirus gastroenteritis occurred in the Alice Springs region of the Northern Territory, Australia. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014

Host genetics are likely to play a crucial role, particularly variants that alter key innate immune response genes. ...

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• 2013
• October 2013

Without a booster dose, the effectiveness of 3 doses waned more rapidly from 2 to 4 years of age than previously documented for children >6 years of age who... ...

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• 2014
• February 2014

Historically, many young people suffered severe valvular disease and died awaiting heart valve replacement. ...

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• 2013
• September 2013