Systematic review of the treatment, prevention and public health control of skin infections in resource-limited settings where skin infections are endemic ...

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

Few children and adolescents receiving BPG as secondary prophylaxis will achieve concentrations >0.02 mg/L for the majority of the time between injections ...

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

We have quantified the relative influence of perinatal risk factors associated with skin infection hospitalisations in WA children ...

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

Benzathine penicillin G availability should be addressed and African health workers’ knowledge and practices need to be augmented ...

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

This retrospective study assessed maternal and perinatal outcomes for women with rheumatic heart disease admitted to the largest tertiary obstetric hospital ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity globally. This bacterium is responsible for a range of different infections and post-infectious sequelae. Summarising the current knowledge of Strep A transmission to humans will address gaps in the evidence and inform prevention and control strategies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the modes of transmission and attack rates of group A streptococcal infection in human populations. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• March 2021

Rheumatic heart disease affects more than 40.5 million people worldwide and results in 306,000 deaths annually. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart disease at an early, latent stage. Whether secondary antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in preventing progression of latent rheumatic heart disease is unknown. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• January 2022

A 15 year old girl, born in Hakha, Myanmar, presented with 2 months of intermittent hemoptysis 3 years after immigrating to Australia, via Malaysia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• October 2017

This study was designed to determine the sensitivity and reproducibility of recovering anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spot (DBS) samples ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• September 2017

We aimed to review RHD burden in Western Pacific Region outside Oceania to identify countries with high RHD burden ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• January 2017