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Efficacy and safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy: realizing the potential of maternal influenza immunizationPregnant women are at higher risk of severe complications following influenza infection compared to the general population. Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can offer direct protection to pregnant women and passive immunity to infants up to 6 months of age via maternal antibodies. Pregnant women are a high priority group for influenza immunization.
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Protocol for spatial prediction of soil transmitted helminth prevalence in the Western Pacific region using a meta-analytical approachSoil transmitted helminth infections are estimated to impact 24% of the world's population and are responsible for chronic and debilitating morbidity. Disadvantaged communities are among the worst affected and are further marginalized as infection prevalence fuels the poverty cycle.
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Nasopharyngeal density of respiratory viruses in childhood pneumonia in a highly vaccinated setting: findings from a case-control studyDetection of pneumonia-causing respiratory viruses in the nasopharynx of asymptomatic children has made their actual contribution to pneumonia unclear. We compared nasopharyngeal viral density between children with and without pneumonia to understand if viral density could be used to diagnose pneumonia.
The Wesfarmers Centre has established the Deborah Lehmann Research Award to acknowledge the significant contribution that Clinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann AO has made to paediatric infectious disease research.
We are looking for children to take part in an important study that will assess a new treatment designed to prevent ongoing ear infections in kids having grommet surgery.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is looking for healthy babies (born from 35 weeks of pregnancy onwards) to take part in an important study evaluating a new medication that may help prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease.
Contact us If you'd like to get in touch, please contact us by phone or email. Phone: 0400 450 240 Email: vtg@telethonkids.org.au Pertussis, also
Recruitment in New Zealand ran from May 2019 through to June 2021, with a total of 115 participants enrolled. Participants were recruited from two
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Skin infections flying under the radarThe Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have confirmed that skin infections in many Aboriginal children across northern Western Australia are going unrecognised.