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ORIGINS has welcomed its very last baby into the cohort
Assessing the virus transmission, immunity development and wellbeing of families during COVID-19
This sub-project is exploring associations with eczema, food allergy and wheeze in children of the ORIGINS cohort.
Anthony Kicic BSc (Hons) PhD Head, Airway Epithelial Research; WA Cystic Fibrosis Research Collaborative Program Fellowship; Stan Perron Charitable
Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway Epithelial Research
The association between Staphylococcus aureus and subsequent bronchiectasis in children with cystic fibrosis Abstract Background: Staphylococcus
Invasive group A streptococcal (Strep A) infections occur when Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as beta-hemolytic group A Streptococcus, invades a normally sterile site in the body. This article provides guidelines for establishing surveillance for invasive Strep A infections. The primary objective of invasive Strep A surveillance is to monitor trends in rates of infection and determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with laboratory-confirmed invasive Strep A infection, the age- and sex-specific incidence in the population of a defined geographic area, trends in risk factors, and the mortality rates and rates of nonfatal sequelae caused by invasive Strep A infections.
The Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ) describes behavioural and emotional features. This study investigated total RSBQ score trajectories and their clustering, and for trajectory groups, relationships with genotype and mobility, weight-for-age z scores, and seizure frequency.
Rett syndrome is associated with increased vulnerability to lower respiratory tract infection requiring hospitalization
A number of themes emerged from the qualitative data which included parents' views and concerns about the capacity of their young adult to adapt and change to life in adulthood