The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of skin infection associated hospitalizations in children born in Western Australia (WA). ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

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

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• 2017
• November 2017

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to far-reaching disruptions to health systems, including preventative and curative services for malaria. The aim of this study was to estimate the magnitude of disruptions in malaria case management in sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on malaria burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used survey data collected by the World Health Organization, in which individual country stakeholders reported on the extent of disruptions to malaria diagnosis and treatment. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

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

Papua New Guinea (PNG) introduced the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2014, with administration at 1, 2, and 3 months of age. PCV13 has reduced or eliminated carriage of vaccine types in populations with low pneumococcal carriage prevalence, carriage density and serotype diversity. ...

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• 2021
• August 2021

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
• March 2014

The trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine is safe, immunogenic, provides clinical protection and should be administered annually to immunosuppressed children receiving treatment for cancer ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

Rebecca Fiona Melissa Helen Steve Desiree Glauert Stanley O'Donnell Leonard Zubrick Silva RA FJ M HM SR DS BPsych (Hons) PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) BPsych (Hons), ...

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Influenza (commonly known as the flu) is caused by a highly contagious virus spread mainly through coughing and sneezing. An annual flu vaccination is the most effective way to prevent flu outbreaks. ...

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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory infection which causes a severe cough and can be particularly dangerous to babies under a year old. Vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of whooping cough. ...

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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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Omar Merridee Sébastien Laurence Rishi Sury Terrance Timo Raelene W. Joost Elaskalani Wouters Malinge Cheung Kotecha Johns Lassmann Endersby Lesterhuis OE MW SM LC RS T T R WJL BSc, MSc, PhD Bsc Hons (Physics), PhD PhD BPharm (Hons) MBA PhD MB ChB ( ...

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