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Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia are studying a new pneumococcal vaccine designed to provide a broader protection for 21 serotypes of the bacteria S. pneumoniae – 8 more serotypes than the current vaccine given to new babies.
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Active surveillance of 2017 seasonal influenza vaccine safety: An observational cohort study of individuals aged 6 months and older in AustraliaAusVaxSafety surveillance demonstrated comparable and expected safety outcomes for the 2017 quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine brands used in Australia
Highlights from the VTG Laboratory in 2024
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Prevalence of Racial Discrimination in a Cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ChildrenThis study looked at the frequency of racism experiences over time in a population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
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Early life innate immune signatures of persistent food allergyEarly life innate immune dysfunction may represent a key immunological driver and predictor of persistent food allergy in childhood
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Renal and Cardiovascular Risk According to Tertiles of Urinary Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio: The Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Cardio-Renal Intervention Trial (AdDIT)Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratios at the higher end of the normal range at the age of 10-16 years is associated with an increased risk of progression to microalbuminuria
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Community Involvement in the CentreInvolving those who live with T1D or care for a child who lives with T1D is a primary focus for the Centre. This lived experience integral to making sure the research our Centre does is relevant and outcomes create meaningful impact for how they manage the condition on a day-to-day basis.
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Midwives’ attitudes, beliefs and concerns about childhood vaccination: A review of the global literatureThe majority of midwives supported vaccination, although a spectrum of beliefs and concerns emerged
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ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Assessment and management of hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with diabetesHypoglycemia is the commonest acute complication of type 1 diabetes
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Exposure to chorioamnionitis alters the monocyte transcriptional response to the neonatal pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidisOur findings suggest that prenatal exposure to inflammation may alter the risk of sepsis in preterm infants partly by modulation of monocyte responses to pathogens
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Reducing harms related to alcohol use in pregnancy – policy and practice recommendationsThis issues brief outlines opportunities for change to support reduction of harms related to alcohol use in pregnancy
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Understanding group A streptococcal pharyngitis and skin infections as causes of rheumatic fever: Protocol for a prospective disease incidence studyThis study will identify the incidence of true Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis and serological responses to Group A Streptococcal GAS skin infections
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A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assaultA large proportion of adverse outcomes were attributable to the modifiable risk factors of substance use and assault