The goal of the current study was to investigate asthma and mental health among youth in the community. ...

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• 2012
• January 2012

To investigate the long-term effects of early-life recurrent otitis media (OM) and subsequent behavioural problems in children at the age of 10 years. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023

Invasive group A streptococcal (Strep A) infections occur when Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as beta-hemolytic group A Streptococcus, invades a normally sterile site in the body. This article provides guidelines for establishing surveillance for invasive Strep A infections. The primary objective of invasive Strep A surveillance is to monitor trends in rates of infection and determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive Strep A infection, the age- and sex-specific incidence in the population of a defined geographic area, trends in risk factors, and the mortality rates and rates of nonfatal sequelae caused by invasive Strep A infections. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

We evaluated family satisfaction following spinal fusion in girls with Rett syndrome ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Pneumococcal surface protein A is immunogenic and natural anti-PspA immune responses are acquired through exposure and develop with age ...

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• 2016
• August 2016

PPV is immunogenic in 9-month-old children at high risk of pneumococcal infections and does not affect the capacity to produce protective immune responses ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

This study assessed factors that could influence equipment and respite services use among Australian families caring for a girl/woman with Rett syndrome and... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• September 2011

To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• November 2010

Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) often have excessive daytime sleepiness and emotional/behavioral disturbances. The objective of this study was to examine whether daytime sleepiness was associated with these emotional/behavioral problems, independent of nighttime sleep-disordered breathing, or the duration of sleep. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

Children with intellectual disabilities are more likely to experience sleep disorders of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep breathing disorders than typically developing children. The present study examined risk factors for these sleep disorders in 447 children (aged 5-18 years), diagnosed with an intellectual disability and comorbid autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or Rett syndrome. Primary caregivers reported on their child's sleep using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC), as well as medical comorbidities and functional abilities. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization in early life and the development of T cell responses. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012