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Strep A causes over 775 million infections each year world-wide, including over 615 million cases of tonsil infection (Strep throat).

Christopher Elke Jennifer Peter Tom Blyth Seppanen Kent Richmond Snelling MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc PhD RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BMBS DTMH

Christopher Elke Jennifer Tom Blyth Seppanen Kent Snelling MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc PhD RN BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Centre Head,

Christopher Peter Tom Blyth Richmond Snelling MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP Centre Head,

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory infection which causes a severe cough and can be particularly dangerous to babies under a year old. Vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of whooping cough.

At The Kids our greatest asset is our people. We are strongly invested in the future of child medical research welcoming, nurturing, and encouraging the best and most innovative Australian and international researchers.

Children who were born with reduced gestational age, birthweight, and birth length have persistently increased rates of infection-related admissions to hospital until age 18 years

Our team’s vision is to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in children and their families through comprehensive approaches to understanding the burden of disease, developing and optimising diagnosis and treatment strategies and evaluating and informing current and future prevention programs.

This study used qualitative methods to investigate the regaining of mobility in 12 months following fractures in Rett syndrome and parent caregiver experiences.

We investigated the impact of spinal fusion on survival and risk of severe lower respiratory tract infection in Rett syndrome.