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

Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years globally, killing 525 000 annually. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Aboriginal) children suffer a high burden of disease.

For pathogens such as Staph. A and Streptococcus P., some hosts may carry the pathogen and transmit it to others, yet display no symptoms themselves.

We therefore speculate that removal of wP from the vaccine schedule contributed to the observed rise in IgE-mediated food allergy among Australian infants

To determine the contribution of RSV to the subsequent development of severe asthma in different subgroups of children at risk of severe RSV disease.

Dosing errors are the most commonly reported medication error in children. Dosing is often prescribed per weight or based on body area.

The PCV7 was introduced to prevent IPD in WA Aboriginal people in 2001 to a lesser extent in older people.

Confirm the generalised IgE-trophic activity of the DTaP vaccine in pre-schoolers and demonstrate similar (albeit transient) effects in infants

The results suggest that though the risk for RSV in the NICU remains low, personnel clothing are contaminated with RSV-RNA and may have a role in transmission

This article discusses the rising prevalence of pertussis disease in countries which have switched to acellular vaccines.