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Clinical Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Neonates, Children, and Adolescents

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and health care-associated bacteremia, with authors of recent studies estimating the incidence of S aureus bacteremia (SAB) in high-income countries between 8 and 26 per 100 000 children per year. Despite this, <300 children worldwide have ever been randomly assigned into clinical trials to assess the efficacy of treatment of SAB.

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Links2HealthierBubs' cohort study: Protocol for a study on the safety, uptake and effectiveness of influenza and pertussis vaccines among pregnant Australian women

Multi-jurisdictional cohort of mother-infant pairs to measure the uptake, safety and effectiveness of antenatal IIV and dTpa vaccines in three Australian jurisdictions

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Impact of heart disease on maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in a low-resource setting

Occult maternal heart disease may be responsible for a substantial proportion of adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-resource settings

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Comparing adolescent and parent reports of externalizing problems: A longitudinal population-based study

Substance use, depression and low school motivation impacted on discrepancy in externalizing behaviour scores for 14-year-old male adolescents and their parents

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Single-breath washout and association with structural lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis

Acinar ventilation inhomogeneity measured by single-breath washout was not associated with structural lung disease on CT

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Exercise Management for Young People With Type 1 Diabetes: A Structured Approach to the Exercise Consultation

This review provides a structured approach to assist in formulating person-specific exercise management plans for young people with T1D

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Survival and mortality in cerebral palsy: Observations to the sixth decade from a data linkage study of a total population register and National Death Index

Since 1990 mortality for those with severe cerebral palsy in Western Australia has tended to shift from childhood to early adulthood

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Viewpoints on what is important to maintain relationship satisfaction in couples raising a child with autism spectrum disorder

Couples should be supported to strengthen communication processes and work in partnership to raise their child with ASD through family-centred interventions

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Normative data of muscle fiber diameter of vastus lateralis during childhood: a field test

This short report highlights the requirement for contemporary age-specific normative data from a larger number of biopsies, including typically developing children

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Reference exome data for Australian Aboriginal populations to support health-based research

Our data set provides a useful reference point for genomic studies on Aboriginal Australians