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Monitoring disease progression in childhood bronchiectasisBronchiectasis (not related to cystic fibrosis) is a chronic lung disease caused by a range of etiologies but characterized by abnormal airway dilatation, recurrent respiratory symptoms, impaired quality of life and reduced life expectancy.
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Rhinovirus C is associated with wheezing and rhinovirus A is associated with pneumonia in hospitalized children in MoroccoWe aimed to describe the distribution of RV species and associations between RV species and clinical features in children hospitalized with clinically severe pneumonia in Morocco
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Celebrate NAIDOC week at The KidsRegister your interest to book a special NAIDOC Week x The Kids school excursion.
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Technical standards for respiratory oscillometryThe aim of the task force was to provide technical recommendations regarding oscillometry measurement
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Western Australia Paediatric Bronchiectasis CohortBronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease that impairs quality of life and reduces life expectancy.
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Multiple-breath washout as a lung function test in cystic fibrosis: A cystic fibrosis foundation workshop reportRecent technological advances in equipment design have produced gains in popularity for this test among cystic fibrosis (CF) researchers and clinicians...
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Respiratory researcher named joint winner of prestigious Premier’s Science AwardCongratulations to respiratory health researcher and clinician Dr Pam Laird, who was last night named joint winner of Early Career Scientist of the Year at the 2024 Premier’s Science Awards.
Inviting expressions of interest for the INSPIRE Consumer Reference Group (CRG) of WA – a combined group for the BREATH and Aboriginal Children’s Excellent (ACE) Lung Health studies.
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Implementation of a strategy to facilitate effective medical follow-up for Australian First Nations children hospitalised with lower respiratory tract infections: study protocolFirst Nations children hospitalised with acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are at increased risk of future bronchiectasis (up to 15-19%) within 24-months post-hospitalisation. An identified predictive factor is persistent wet cough a month after hospitalisation and this is likely related to protracted bacterial bronchitis which can progress to bronchiectasis, if untreated.
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Kids Easy Breathing Study KickstartsThe Kids Easy Breathing Study kickstarts this month, with the aim of finding out how the airway surface is different between infants who develop chronic lung disease after contracting bronchiolitis compared with those who don’t.