We characterised the nasopharyngeal microbiome of these children in comparison to children with rAOM to identify potentially protective bacteria. ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

We aimed to describe case of Influenza associated encephalitis/encephalopathy identified by the Australian Childhood Encephalitis study ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

We studied in a non-randomized follow-up trial the persistence of pneumococcal immunity in children, 3-5 years of age, in community controls of a similar age. ...

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• 2017
• October 2017

Conserved vaccine candidate proteins from S.pneumoniae induce serum and salivary antibody responses in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children with history of OM ...

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• 2017
• January 2017

The demonstrated higher risks in young people for continued harm or possible death support the need for ongoing initiatives to reduce self-harm ...

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• 2016
• September 2016

Develop evidence-based recommendations about the use of prebiotics in the prevention of allergy ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

This study compared regional differences in the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous Australian children, and describes the logistical and... ...

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• 2015
• September 2015

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) strains are responsible for respiratory-related infections which cause a significant burden of disease in... ...

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• 2014
• February 2014

Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease commences early in the disease progression and is the most common cause of mortality. ...

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• 2013
• June 2013

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of early- and late-onset sepsis in the newborn. Preterm infants have markedly increased susceptibility... ...

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• 2011
• April 2011

We investigated trends in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Western Australia (WA). ...

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• 2010
• June 2010

Peter Lea-Ann Ruth Richmond Kirkham Thornton PC LK RT MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD PhD Head, Vaccine Trials Group Co-Head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group; Microbiology Lead, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases Co-head, ...

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