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Effectiveness of clindamycin and intravenous immunoglobulin, and risk of disease in contacts, in invasive group a streptococcal infections

This paper reports on treatment, and preventing infection in close contact, of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) using the antibiotic clindamycin and...

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Effectiveness of trivalent flu vaccine in healthy young children

This paper reports some of the findings from the Western Australian Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Study, commenced in 2008, to evaluate a program providing...

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Diversity of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) strains are responsible for respiratory-related infections which cause a significant burden of disease in...

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Antecedent hypoglycaemia does not diminish the glycaemia-increasing effect and glucoregulatory responses of a 10 s sprint in people with type 1 diabetes

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether antecedent hypoglycaemia impairs the glycaemia-raising effect of a 10 s sprint in individuals with type...

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Teacher–Child Relationship, Parenting, and Growth in Likelihood and Severity of Physical Aggression in the Early School Years

This study investigated the likelihood of children showing problems with parent-rated physical aggression, and on the severity of problems, for 374 children.

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Vitamin D status and ill health

This paper is a comment in response to a review of Vitamin D status and its association with ill health.

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Serum phosphorylated neurofilament-heavy chain levels in multiple sclerosis patients

We evaluated whether the measurement of serum phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain (pNF-H) titre is likely to be a valid biomarker of axonal injury in...

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Using Systems Theory to Understand and Respond to Family Influences on Children's Bullying Behavior

This article addresses Systems Theory as it applies to school-age children's bullying behavior.

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Birth outcomes and academic achievement in childhood: A population record linkage study

This study used population-based record linkage to examine the association between early life risk factors and academic achievement.

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Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic region

The major burden of disease is in developing and tropical settings where topical antibiotics are impractical and lead to rapid emergence of antimicrobial...