Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a major otitis media (OM) pathogen, with colonization a prerequisite for disease development. Most acute OM is in children <5 years old, with recurrent and chronic OM impacting hearing and learning. Therapies to prevent NTHi colonization and/or disease are needed, especially for young children. Respiratory viruses are implicated in driving the development of bacterial OM in children. ...

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• 2024
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Children in low-mid income countries, and First Nations children in high-income countries, experience disproportionately high rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infections and diseases including pneumonia and otitis media. ...

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• 2022
• October 2022

In Australia the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is administered at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with no booster dose. ...

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• 2011
• July 2011

This review article examines the evidence of the impact of in utero and postnatal vitamin D exposure on allergy risk in childhood ...

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• December 2014

Deborah Chris Tamara Lehmann Brennan-Jones Veselinovic D C TV AO, MBBS, MSc PhD MClinAud Honorary Emeritus Fellow Head, Ear Health Clinical Research Officer/PhD student chris.brennan-jones@telethonkids.org.au tamara.veselinovic@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Comparison of Influenza C viruses detected from Australian clinical samples with Influenza C viruses detected in other parts of the world in recent years ...

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• 2016
• November 2016

Scabies and impetigo infections are under-recognised and hence under-treated by clinicians ...

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• 2017
• July 2017

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that survivors of acute burn trauma are at long-term increased risk of developing a range of morbidities. The mechanisms underlying this increased risk remain unknown. This study aimed to determine whether burn injury leads to sustained immune dysfunction that may underpin long-term morbidity. Plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells were collected from 36 pediatric burn survivors >3 years after a non-severe burn injury (<10% total body surface area) and from age/sex-matched non-injured controls. ...

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• 2020
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Australian First Nations children are at very high risk of early, recurrent, and persistent bacterial otitis media and respiratory tract infection. With the PREVIX randomised controlled trials, we aimed to evaluate the immunogenicity of novel pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) schedules. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

Influenza vaccine was offered to all children aged 6-59 months resident in Western Australia in 2008, and we wished to evaluate the effectiveness of this immunisation programme. ...

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The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties ...

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• 2018
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Early 7vPCV schedules have limited impact on pneumococcal vaccine type carriage in PNG ...

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