Globally and even in high-income countries where a balanced diet is generally accessible, an inadequate maternal micronutrient status is common ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• April 2019

Our results identify a pretreatment tumor microenvironment that predicts response to immune checkpoint blockade, which can be therapeutically attained ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• July 2019

There was a significant improvement in the management of anaphylaxis after the introduction of intensified physician training programs ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2018
• September 2018

The emergence of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), sparking a global pandemic, has driven an imperative to quickly design and conduct treatment studies. We strongly propose a national, coordinated approach for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), future pandemics and inter-pandemic periods in Australia. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

The increase in childhood allergic disease in recent decades has coincided with increased folic acid intakes during pregnancy. Circulating unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) has been proposed as a biomarker of excessive folic acid intake. We aimed to determine if late-pregnancy serum UMFA and total folate concentrations were associated with allergic disease risk in the offspring at 1 y of age in a population at high risk of allergy. ...

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• 2021
• June 2021

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an abnormal immune reaction following Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A) infection of the throat, and likely the skin. Primary prevention is the prompt and appropriate antibiotic treatment of Strep A infection, and it can reduce the risk of developing ARF and subsequent rheumatic heart disease. ...

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• 2021
• May 2021

Improving parents’ and providers’ knowledge and confidence in influenza vaccination safety, efficacy, and benefits should be prioritised ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

The burden and consequences of skin infections for remote living indigenous people are high ...

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• 2020
• June 2020

The microbiome is intimately connected to diet, nutrition, and other lifestyle variables ...

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• 2016
• May 2016

This study demonstrates the potential use of plasma metabolites to identify causality in children with severe febrile illness in malaria-endemic settings ...

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• 2016
• March 2016

A 7-year old boy developed myositis secondary to intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin-G in the context of secondary prophylaxis for RF ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease is cost-effective in our context ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• March 2017