Search

To assess the effects of topical antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media

To assess the effectiveness of antibiotics versus antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.

These data provide evidence that otitis-prone children do not have impaired functional cell mediated immunity

Wait times for Aboriginal children suffering ear infections could be reduced to less than four weeks thanks to a new The Kids Research Institute Australia research project

Congratulations to four outstanding early-career researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia, who have been awarded BrightSpark Foundation fellowships and project funding for 2026.

Two The Kids Research Institute Australia research teams have been awarded more than $3.5 million to fund innovative projects.

Otitis media (OM) starts within weeks of birth in almost all Indigenous infants living in remote areas of the Northern Territory (NT).

Otitis media is very common in Aboriginal children in Western Australia and chronic ear disease causes major problems in speech and language development and education. Up until recently, most programmes dealing with the problem of OM have focused on clinical interventions rather than prevention. The Enhanced Prevention Working Group was established as part of the WA Child Ear Health Strategy (2017–2021). The Group has worked collaboratively to develop a set of recommendations for prevention of OM in Aboriginal children.

We have demonstrated that a single dose of a closely related commensal can delay onset of NTHi otitis media in vivo

We identified several novel candidate genes which warrant further analysis in cohorts matched more precisely for clinical phenotypes.