Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a multiorgan inflammatory disorder that results from the body's autoimmune response to pharyngitis or a skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A). Acute rheumatic fever mainly affects those in low- and middle-income nations, as well as in indigenous populations in wealthy nations, where initial Strep A infections may go undetected. ...

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Jonathan Rosemary Carapetis AM Wyber JR R AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBChB MPH FRACGP PhD Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Senior Research Fellow 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au Institute Director; Head ...

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Hannah Tom Moore Snelling HC T OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Program Head, Infection and Vaccines Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research 08 6319 1427 08 6319 1817 Hannah.moore@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Kathryn André Yuliya Alana Ramsey Schultz Karpievitch Harper KR AS YK AH BSc (Hons), PhD MBChB, PhD, FRACP PhD, MS, BS BSc (hons) Co-Head, Children's Lung Health Program Head, Respiratory Health RFA Ai and Data Analytics Lead, Respiratory Research ...

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Jonathan Michael Tobias Carapetis AM Serralha Kollmann JR MS TK AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS PhD, M.D., SFUW Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Research Assistant Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1000 08 6319 ...

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Antenatal testosterone exposure influences fetal neurodevelopment and gender-role behavior in postnatal life and may contribute to differences in... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

Preliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay. ...

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• 2012
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We review GAS transmission characteristics and prevention strategies, historical and geographical trends and report on the estimated global burden disease... ...

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• 2013
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Mothers of a child with autism spectrum disorder have more psychiatric disorders after the birth of their child. ...

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• 2015
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Despite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked... ...

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• 2015
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The aim of this study was to measure umbilical blood androgen concentrations in a birth cohort using a highly specific liquid chromatography-tandem mass... ...

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• 2012
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This study will identify the incidence of true Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis and serological responses to Group A Streptococcal GAS skin infections ...

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• 2019
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