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Spatial epidemiology of tuberculosisKefyalew Alene BSc, MPH, PhD Head, Geospatial and Tuberculosis 0404705064 Kefyalew.alene@thekids.org.au Honorary Research Fellow Dr Kefyalew Alene
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New ten-year action plan on FASD provides welcome supportResearchers into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a ten-year national action plan that will drive efforts to reduce the impact of FASD on individuals, families and communities.
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Centre of Research Excellence enables national FASD approachResearchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia will establish a national framework to tackle Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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Folate success helps Aboriginal kidsMore than 30 years of research into the links between folate and neural tube defects has paid off for The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Professor Carol Bower.
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Folate win for Aboriginal babiesAfter 30 years of hard work, The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Carol Bower is celebrating the final confirmation of all that she ever dared hope for.
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Expert researchers converge on Broome to tackle health challenges in Northern AustraliaOver 100 researchers and health professionals from around Australia have united in Broome this week to address the major health battles facing people living in the tropical north of the country.
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Treatment, prevention and public health management of impetigo, scabies, crusted scabies and fungal skin infections in endemic populations: a systematic reviewSystematic review of the treatment, prevention and public health control of skin infections in resource-limited settings where skin infections are endemic
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The global epidemiology of impetigo: A systematic review of the population prevalence of impetigo and pyodermaWe conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the global childhood population prevalence of impetigo and the broader condition pyoderma.
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Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic regionThe major burden of disease is in developing and tropical settings where topical antibiotics are impractical and lead to rapid emergence of antimicrobial...
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Immuno-nephelometric determination of group streptococcal anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spots: Method for validating a new assayThis study was designed to determine the sensitivity and reproducibility of recovering anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spot (DBS) samples