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Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in high and low risk Australian childrenWe aimed to establish the prevalence of RHD in high-risk Indigenous Australian children using these criteria and to compare the findings with a group of...
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Echocardiographic screening in a resource poor setting: Borderline rheumatic heart disease could be a normal variantCross-sectional observational study across ten primary schools in Fiji in school children aged 5-14 years.
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Formal infectious diseases consultations at a tertiary pediatric hospital: A 14-year reviewWe analyzed the formal consultations seen by the infectious diseases service over a 14-year period at one of the largest pediatric hospitals in Australia.
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PneuMum: Impact from a trial of maternal pneumococcal vaccination on middle ear disease amongst Indigenous infantsThis study was unable to demonstrate efficacy of 23vPPV in pregnancy against the co-primary outcomes of either all-cause infant ear disease.
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Antimalarials for children with Plasmodium vivax infection: Current status, challenges, and research prioritiesThe aim of this narrative review is to summarise efficacy and pharmacokinetic data for Plasmodium vivax in children. The burden of P. vivax malaria in children continues to remain a significant public health issue, and the need for improved treatment regimens for this vulnerable population is critical.
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Short- versus standard-course intravenous antibiotics for peri-prosthetic joint infections managed with debridement and implant retention: a randomised pilot trial using a desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) endpointPeri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication of joint replacement surgery. Determining the optimal duration of intravenous (IV) antibiotics for PJI managed with debridement and implant retention (DAIR) is a research priority.
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Call for a national sore throat guidelineAustralia needs a single national pharyngitis guideline to assist in providing rational, consistent and timely antibiotic treatment to patients at high risk of ARF
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The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and actionScabies causes considerable morbidity and leads to severe bacterial infection and immune-mediated disease
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Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: How can health services adapt to the needs of Indigenous women? A qualitative studyHealth systems did not meet the needs of pregnant Aboriginal women with rheumatic heart disease
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An economic case for a vaccine to prevent group A streptococcus skin infectionsA vaccine that prevents GAS cellulitis and other skin infections, in addition to throat infections, would maximise its value and commercial viability