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Research

A systems biology approach to determining the risk for development of otitis media

Peter Ruth Elke Richmond Thornton Seppanen MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD BSc PhD Head, Vaccine Trials Group Co-head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious

Translational Genetics

The research of the Translational Genetics team is focussed on providing molecular analysis of genetic variants (gene mutations), to better inform the early and accurate diagnosis of children living with genetic and rare diseases.

News & Events

Study to use eye masks and earplugs to teach preterm babies the rhythm of life

Researchers will fit nearly 500 preterm babies with tiny eye masks and earplugs for the study.

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Lack of effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumococcal carriage density in Papua New Guinean infants

Papua New Guinea (PNG) introduced the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in 2014, with administration at 1, 2, and 3 months of age. PCV13 has reduced or eliminated carriage of vaccine types in populations with low pneumococcal carriage prevalence, carriage density and serotype diversity.

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Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in young children globally and is prevalent in the Papua New Guinea highlands. We investigated clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia to inform local treatment guidelines in this resource-limited setting.

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Combination of clinical symptoms and blood biomarkers can improve discrimination between bacterial or viral community-acquired pneumonia in children

Combining elevated CRP with the presence or absence of clinical signs/ symptoms differentiates definite bacterial from presumed viral pneumonia better than CRP alone

News & Events

The Impact of Poverty - interview with Steve Zubrick

Growing up poor is about more than just the size of your bank account. Read the new CoLab Impact of Poverty Evidence Report.

Translational Immunology

Our team aims to better understand how the immune response to immune challenges, such as viral infections can influence the risk of developing asthma or autoimmune disease.

Research

Determining the off-target effects of infant vaccines on respiratory infection outcomes in Western Australian children

Christopher Hannah Lea-Ann Blyth Moore Kirkham MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD OAM BSc (Hons) GradDipClinEpi PhD PhD Centre Head, Wesfarmers Centre

News & Events

Pregnant women urged to avoid e-cigarettes

Women who are pregnant or who think they could be have been urged to avoid using e-cigarettes, due to lack of evidence about their safety.