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
• July 2020

The neighbourhood physical environment has a weak but significant association with early childhood development ...

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• 2020
• April 2020

These data highlight the importance of recognising Sporotrichosis in children outside an outbreak setting ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

A summary of the literature regarding the use of adjunctive protein synthesis inhibitors for toxin suppression in the setting of S. aureus infections is presented ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

Our findings provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms operative at baseline in the airway mucosa in atopic asthmatic with natural aeroallergen exposure ...

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• 2018
• January 2018

decreased serum IgG responses to NTHi outer membrane proteins may contribute to the development of chronic and severe OM in Australian Aboriginal children ...

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• 2017
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There was evidence of extensive transmission of group A Streptococcus both within households and across the community ...

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• 2016
• February 2016

Lung clearance index may be a useful surveillance tool to monitor structural lung disease in preschool and school-age children with cystic fibrosis ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

In Australia, there is little empirical research of the racial identity of Indigenous children and youth as the majority of the current literature focuses on... ...

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• 2015
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Dr Anita Asha Campbell Bowen AC AC MBBS, DCH, PG DipPID, FRACP, NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM Infectious Diseases Physician, Deputy Head of the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Head, Healthy ...

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Benzathine penicillin G is the cornerstone of secondary prophylaxis to prevent Streptococcus pyogenes infections, which precede acute rheumatic fever. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Streptoccocal A (Strep A, GAS) infections in Australia are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality through both invasive (iGAS) and post-streptococcal (postGAS) diseases as well as preceding superficial (sGAS) skin and throat infection. The burden of iGAS and postGAS are addressed in some jurisdictions by mandatory notification systems; in contrast, the burden of preceding sGAS has no reporting structure, and is less well defined. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023