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Potential for molecular testing for group a streptococcus to improve diagnosis and management in a high-risk population: A prospective studyImplementation of molecular testing could improve antibiotic use in this high-burden setting
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Caregiver’s attitudes, beliefs, and experiences for influenza vaccination in Australian children with medical comorbiditiesInfluenza vaccination recommendation by children’s hospital physicians and previous vaccine receipt in hospital was associated with vaccine uptake
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HLA-DR Class II expression on myeloid and lymphoid cells in relation to HLA-DRB1 as a genetic risk factor for visceral leishmaniasisTo understand how HLA-DR contributes to disease pathogenesis, we examined expression at the protein level in circulating myeloid and lymphoid cells of VL patients
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Determinants for progression from asymptomatic infection to symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis: A cohort studyWe confirmed the strong association between high DAT and/or rK39 titers and progression to disease among asymptomatic subjects
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Influenza Epidemiology, Vaccine Coverage and Vaccine Effectiveness in Children Admitted to Sentinel Australian Hospitals in 2017Significant influenza-associated morbidity was observed in 2017 in Australia. Vaccine coverage and antiviral use was inadequate.
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Trends and predictors of extreme preterm birth: Western Australian population-based cohort studyFirst study to show that the increase in extreme preterm birth in high-income jurisdiction is no longer evident after medical terminations and birth defects are excluded
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Children with East Asian-Born Parents Have an Increased Risk of Allergy but May Not Have More Asthma in Early ChildhoodChildren of East Asian ancestry born in Australia have a higher burden of most allergic diseases in the first 6 years of life, whereas asthma may follow a different pattern
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Antibody persistence and booster response in adolescents and young adults 4 and 7.5 years after immunization with 4CMenB vaccineA more robust immune response after booster compared to a first dose in vaccine-naïve individuals, showed effective priming in an adolescent/young adult population
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Effect of posture on lung ventilation distribution and associations with structure in children with cystic fibrosisBackground: We assessed the effect of posture on ventilation distribution and the impact on associations with structural lung disease.
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Predictors of pneumococcal carriage and the effect of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination the Western Australian Aboriginal populationThe PCV7 was introduced to prevent IPD in WA Aboriginal people in 2001 to a lesser extent in older people.