Influenza vaccination is recommended to protect mothers and their infants from influenza infection. Few studies have evaluated the health impacts of in utero exposure to influenza vaccine among children more than six months of age. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2020
• June 2020

This study provides a quantitative estimate of the total burden of invasive pneumococcal disease preventable by vaccination programs in Australia ...

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• 2019
• August 2019

This review article presents the case of infant Aboriginal twins with invasive group A streptococcal infection complicated by streptococcal toxic shock... ...

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• 2014
• June 2014

Bronchiolitis hospitalisations are a reasonable proxy for the timing of RSV detections, but may not fully capture the magnitude of RSV epidemics ...

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• 2016
• May 2016

This study investigated the potential role of ST2 in children with acute asthma. ...

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• 2009
• March 2009

Influenza is major cause of paediatric hospitalisation. Influenza vaccine was offered to all children aged 6-59 months resident in Western Australia in 2008 ...

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• 2010
• July 2010

Syphilis is an important global health threat and little has changed in its treatment since the mid-20th century. For late-latent or syphilis infection of unknown duration, the standard treatment of multiple intramuscular injections of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) are associated with significant pain and distress to clients and caregivers, negatively impacting on treatment completion. ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

Immunisation is the most effective way of protecting your child against a range of serious illnesses, including measles, hepatitis B and whooping cough. All vaccines used in Australia undergo stringent testing and ongoing monitoring. ...

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Western Australian laboratory data demonstrated a decrease in human metapneumovirus detections through 2020 associated with SARS-CoV-2-related non-pharmaceutical interventions, followed by a subsequent surge in metropolitan region in mid-2021. We aimed to assess the impact of the surge in hMPV on paediatric hospital admissions and the contribution of changes in testing. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

With advancing paediatric healthcare, the use of central venous lines has become a fundamental part of management of neonates and children. ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

Implementation of molecular testing could improve antibiotic use in this high-burden setting ...

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• 2019
• February 2019