This review article addresses the driving factors associated with diagnosis and treatment of sore throats caused by Group A streptococcus. ...

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• 2015
• June 2015

Febrile seizures (FS) are common in childhood with incidence peaking in the second year of life when measles and varicella-containing vaccines are administered. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dust levels and health in Indigenous children in Western Australia ...

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• 2019
• July 2019

Jonathan Tim Carapetis AM Barnett JR TB AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS PhD Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Head of the Strep A Pathogenesis & Diagnostics team, Deputy Director of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines ...

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In this paper, we seek to provide guidance for researchers who are new to undertaking research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

Health systems did not meet the needs of pregnant Aboriginal women with rheumatic heart disease ...

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• 2018
• August 2018

Advances in understanding bacterial dynamics in the upper airway microbiome are driving development of microbiota-modifying therapies to prevent or treat disease ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Jonathan Judy Carapetis AM Katzenellenbogen JR JM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (Occ Ther) BSc Hons (Epidemiol) MSc PhD Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Honorary 08 6319 1000 contact@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Opportunities for improved mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people lie in improving the capability of primary healthcare services to identify mental healthcare needs and respond in timely and appropriate ways. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Middle ear infections are one of the main reasons that children visit a GP, are prescribed antibiotics and need surgery. Aboriginal children are particularly susceptible and commonly suffer from hearing loss which can affect speech and learning. ...

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There are well-described sex-based differences in how the immune system operates. In particular, cisgender (cis) females have a more easily activated immune system; associated with an increased prevalence of autoimmune diseases and adverse events following vaccinations. Conversely, cis males have a higher threshold for immune activation, and are more prone to certain infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

We aimed to measure the incidence and severity of invasive Group A Strep disease in the NT since 1996. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014