Antibiotic consumption can lead to antimicrobial resistance and microbiome imbalance. We sought to estimate global antibiotic consumption for sore throat, and the potential reduction in consumption due to effective vaccination against group A Streptococcus. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• November 2023

The formation of online communities instils a sense of connectedness which can ameliorate the mental health concerns that result from minority stressors for lesbian, gay, queer, intersex, asexual, and other diverse genders/sexualities (LGBTQIA+). The aim of this study was to explore how LGBTQIA + people communicate social and mental health concerns on TikTok. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• September 2023

The incidence of invasive GAS disease in WA increased between 2000 and 2018, particularly among Indigenous Australians. Mandatory notification of invasive GAS disease would therefore be appropriate. The social determinants of differences in incidence should be addressed, and other relevant host, pathogen, and health system factors investigated. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

Influenza is the most common vaccine-preventable disease in Australia, causing significant morbidity and mortality. We assessed the burden of influenza across all ages in terms of influenza-associated mortality and hospitalizations using national mortality, hospital-discharge and influenza surveillance data. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity, however there is no systematic testing in children hospitalised with respiratory symptoms. Therefore, current RSV incidence likely underestimates the true burden. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

this study is the first to show an association between immune activation history in the mother and increased ASD symptom severity in children with ASD ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• August 2018

Population-based primary prevention of ARF through sore throat management may be effective in well-resourced settings like New Zealand ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

To assess the relative effectiveness of topical versus systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• August 2018

Intramuscular administration of novel acetylated peptide-protein conjugate vaccine candidate MJ8VAX was demonstrated to be safe and immunogenic ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

This Group A Streptococcus OPKA assay has the potential to provide a robust and reproducible platform to accelerate GAS vaccine development ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

Treatment with fluoxetine compared with placebo resulted in significantly lower scores for obsessive-compulsive behaviors at 16 weeks ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• October 2019